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ROCHESTER, N. Y. : 
Charles Mann, 102 Meigs Street. 
1885. 



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Copyright, 1884. 
by Max Landsberg. Ph. D. 



Press of Charles Mann. 



PREFACE. 

In handing to the members of my congrega- 
tion the Ritual prepared at their request, I 
deem it expedient to recall to their minds the 
history of the ritualistic development in our 
midst. 

Over fifteen years ago the necessity had been 
recognized of changing the old order of wor- 
ship so as to make it conform to the senti- 
ments of the living generation, and to render 
it intelligible and attractive to the yonng. But 
definite action was postponed by common con- 
sent, until the services of a competent Rabbi 
should have been secured, by whose decision all 
declared themselves willing to abide. 

A short time after I had entered into my 
present position, in the spring of 187 1, I was 
sent by the congregation to New York, to 
attend the services at the leading temples, and 
to select such Ritual for introduction as 
would seem to me most appropriate for the 



ii PREFACE. 

wants of our people. I did not hesitate then 
to recommend that of Dr. Einhorn as the only 
one strictly adhering to the principles of pro- 
gressive Judaism, and for the most part com- 
posed in a language understood by the people. 

The only reason why the book was not 
introduced was that it was in German, unin- 
telligible to some of the members of our 
congregation and to the majority of the young 
people. When, one year later. Dr. Einhorn's 
book was translated into English, its introduc- 
tion was resolved upon by the congregation ; but 
owing to the little satisfaction this translation 
gave, the action was soon reconsidered, and, 
after many struggles, as a compromise measure, 
the book used at Temple Emanuel in New 
York was introduced in 1874. 

Like most compromises, this one failed to 
give satisfaction to either part}'. The only effect 
of the innovation was that the services were 
shortened, while the}* were made neither more 
intelligible nor more attractive to the young 
than they had been before. Through a number 



PREFACE. iii 

of years I was urged to make a prayer-book for 
the congregation ; but being well aware how 
grave and difficult such a task is, I resisted 
the demand as long as I could conscientiously 
do so. For a Ritual for permanent use ought 
not to be made by one person, but by a com- 
mission of competent men working in an har- 
monious spirit, under the direction of one editor. 

But as the years rolled by and the younger 
element in our midst became more and more 
predominant, the want of a Ritual in the 
vernacular became so crying that it was evi- 
dently in the interest of the religious life in 
our congregation to take some decisive step. 

At the request of our Board of Trustees I 
reluctantly prepared a Ritual for temporary 
and tentative use. It was used the first time 
on December 14, 1883, an d through six con- 
secutive weeks, on trial, and on January 20, 
1884, the congregation resolved to introduce an 
English Ritual permanently. 

Before placing it in the present shape in the 
hands of the people, I deemed it advisable to 



IV PREFACE. 

continue its use in the imperfect form in which 
it had first appeared, and to submit it to a number 
of Jewish Rabbis in our country. Many have 
kindly given valuable advice and made welcome 
criticism, which are hereby thankfully acknowl- 
edged. Every suggestion has been taken into 
careful consideration, and many of them, together 
with the experience gathered during ten months' 
use, have been very helpful in making the 
book more perfect. 

It is in the very nature of a Jewish Ritual 
that it should contain as much old and familiar 
material as possible. Therefore it has not been 
attempted to change the frame-work of the 
ancient liturgy, and besides a liberal advantage 
has been taken of all the Rituals that were 
accessible to me. The object was not to create 
something new — which would be a decided mis- 
take — but to furnish a liturgy which, by sug- 
gesting everywhere reminiscences of what is 
familiarly known, would prove most satisfactory 
to the congregation. 



PREFACE. V 

Of all modern Jewish prayer-books existing, it 
is safe to say. Dr. Einhorn's contains the richest 
collection of prayers reflecting the ancient Jewish 
spirit and at the same time teeming with 
originality. But nearly every one of them needs 
considerable modification to render the wealth 
of sentiment contained therein intelligible to the 
people. A literal translation would in many 
instances prove altogether obscure. While, there- 
fore, borrowing materially from that book, I 
have taken the liberty of introducing the most 
excellent prayers for the Day of Atonement 
(namely, the Confession of Sins, the ancient 
Temple Service, the Memorial Service and 
"Open the Gates") in that modified form in 
which they have been used here for the last 
ten years. They have thus become so familiar 
to the congregation, and every one is so attached 
to them, that their absence would have caused 
regret. 

I cannot find adequate terms to express my 
obligations to my dear friend Rev. N. M. Mann, 
Pastor of Unity Church, for the kind interest he 



vi PREFACE. 

has taken in the preparation of Part First of this 
Ritual, and the valuable services he has ren- 
dered in making the English more idiomatic 
and perfect. 

While this book is designed for our congre- 
gation only, it is hoped that it may be found 
to supply in other places the want which 
prompted its production here. The desire for 
English prayers is growing everywhere, and will 
soon become universal in this country.''' 

In its first imperfect edition our Ritual has 
contributed largely towards rendering our ser- 
vices more attractive to our young people, and 
ultimately towards establishing harmony and 
good feeling in our midst. God grant that it 
may continue to work blessing! 

MAX LAXDSBERG. 

Rochester. X. Y.. Sept. 19. 1884. 

^Indications of this tendency are multiplying, and the recent 
attempt to introduce an English Service for Friday night at the 
largest temple in Cincinnati, is undoubtedly only the first step toward 
a thorough reform in this direction. 



PART FIRST. 



ON ENTERING THE TEMPLE. 



HOW goodly are thy tents, O Jacob! thy 
tabernacles, O Israel ! With faith in thy 
infinite grace, O God ! I enter thy house ; 
in thy fear will I worship at thy holy temple. O 
Lord ! I love the habitation of thy house, and the 
place where thy glory dwelleth. I will bow dow T n 
before thee and adore thee, O Lord ! my creator. 
Accept my prayer at this hour, in the fullness 
of thy grace. Hear me, O God ! and afford me 
thy sure help! Amen. 



AT THE CLOSE OF THE SERVICE. 



FATHER, grant that thy divine presence 



and protection may accompany me through 
life. Guard me from evil thoughts and desires, 
strengthen me against temptation, and lead me in 
the paths of virtue and righteousness, so as to 
render me worthy of thy love and favor, now and 
for evermore. Amen. 




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RITUAL. 



ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR SABBATH 
EVE AND THE EVES OF THE 
THREE FESTIVALS. 

A S rest is sweet to the weary, and the cooling 



stream to him that is athirst, so are thy Sab- 
baths to us and the fountain that springs up in tin- 
house. As the hart desireth the water-brooks, so 
may our soul thirst after thee, and our hearts and 
our flesh rejoice in the living God. Amen. 



■^Selections from Psalms xcv-xcix and xxix. 



Come, let us sing to the Lord, and with loud 
anthems extol the Rock of our salvation ! 

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving, 
and sing joyfully to him with psalms. 

For boundless is the might of the Lord, and his 
rule is supreme above all powers. 

In his hands are the depths of the earth ; his also 
are the heights of the mountains. 




[Opening Song.] 



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Minister and Congregation. 



*On the three festivals, in place of these selections follows an in- 
troductory prayer by the Minister, after which the Congregation rise. 



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The sea is his, he made it ; the dry land, his 
hands moulded it. 

O come, let us worship and bow down, bend our 
knee before the Lord, our maker. 

He is our God ; we are the people of his care, the 
flock of his pasturing, if we but heed his voice. 

Sing unto God a new song ; let all the earth sing 
unto him. 

Sing unto God, praise his name ; be telling of his 
salvation from day to day. 

Proclaim unto the nations his glorious doings, his 
wonders unto all peoples. 

Give unto the Lord the honor due to his name, 
and with heart-offerings enter into his courts. 

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ; let 
the whole earth stand in awe of him. 

Proclaim among the nations : God ruleth ! He 
laid the foundations of the world, he judgeth the 
nations in righteousness. 

Yea, he judgeth the world in justice and the 
people in faithfulness. 

Light is laid up for the righteous, and joy for the 
upright in heart. 

Rejoice, O ye righteous, in the Lord, and praise 
his holy name ! 

He has proved his mercy and his faithfulness 
toward the house of Israel ; all the ends of the 
earth have seen the salvation of our God, 



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RITUAL. 



God giveth strength to his people, God blesseth 
his people with peace. 

[The Congregation rise.] 

Minister. 



Praise ye the Lord, to whom all praise is due ! 



M. Praised be the Lord, who is praised through 



TERNAL, our God, King of the universe, on 



whose creative power and sustaining provi- 
dence all things depend : thou hast formed the 
world, and instituted the changes of the days and 
seasons. ■ Thou hast made our earth to be a home 
of life and hast set the tokens of thy goodness on 
every side. Thou art the loving Father of all men. 
Thou hast guided thy people, Israel, with unchang- 
ing love : thou hast planted in our midst the tree 
of religious knowledge, and revealed teachings and 
laws which will become a blessing to all mankind. 
We rejoice in thy truth : it is our light and our life, 
and we cling to it by day and by night. Give us a 
due sense of thy mercies, that our hearts may be 




Choir and Congregation* 



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eternity. 



[The Congregation resume their seats.] 




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truly thankful to thee, and that we show forth thy 
praise, not only with our lips but in our lives. 
Then can we rest in the assurance of thy wisdom 
and love. Be praised, O Eternal ! our kind guar- 
dian and keeper. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Minister. 

t v t: •• v: t: •• t : • ~ ~ : 

Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
One! 

Choir and Congregation. 

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Minister. 

Praised be his name and his glorious kingdom for 
evermore ! 

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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
And these words which I command thee this day 
shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy child- 



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RITUAL. 



ren, and speak of them when thou sittest in thy 
house and when thou walkest on the way, and when 
thou liest down and when thou risest up. 

T^RULY, thou art our God and none besides. 



Thou hast saved us from the hand of mighty 
enemies, and hast wonderfully protected us through 
many centuries. From the time of Israel's oppres- 
sion in Egypt thousand-fold dangers have been on 
our path. But with thine almighty help we have 
escaped them all ; and on the whole earth Israel 
still praises thy name in the ancient song of the 
fathers : 

Who is like unto thee among the mighty, O God ! 
who like thee, glorious in holiness, awe-inspiring, 
wonder-working ! 



}Oi3 BHp3 TO POM *0 " D^W3 

t v| ~ t : v t t t: • •• t t t 



mu tsrtpa "tnti rbha »a " q^xz raaana 

T V| - T : V T T T. * • T T T 



M. Thy throne is established for evermore. 





Choir and Congregation . 



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M. Be praised, our God ! God of our fathers, 
God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, creator 
of heaven and earth, shield of our ances- 
tors, who hast implanted eternal life within 
us, holy God ! We give thanks to thee* 

*In place of the following part insert on the festivals : 

for the unspeakable love and mercy with which thou 
didst select our fathers to recognize thee before all 
the nations of the earth, hast guided us and called 
us to thy service. Thy grace has given us this 
beautiful festival 

[ON PASSOVER.] 

that we may remember the great day on w hich thou 
brokest the iron yoke of Egypt and gavest liberty 
to Israel, that it might become a people of priests 
from whom light and freedom, salvation and bliss 
should be brought to all those who dwell on earth. 

[ON PENTECOST.] 

that we may remember the glorious day when tin- 
law was revealed to our fathers on Sinai, and never 
forget the covenant by which Israel was appointed 
as thy first-born son to be the guardian of the 
highest and most sacred treasures of mankind, and 
the light of the nations. 

[ox SUCCOTH.] 

that we may remember that thou art the giver of 
every good gift, and may rejoice over tne man}' 
blessings which thou hast bestowed upon us, and 
think of the love with which thou guardedst our 
fathers in the wilderness, when thou gavest them 
food from heaven, turnedst rocks into springs of 



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for this beautiful Sabbath-evening which again 
finds us gathered in our paternal house. We 
beseech of thee that we may reap the full 
benefit of this blessed day. Give us rest 
from all undue cares and wearying burdens, 
that we may, with joyfulness of heart, with peace 
and refreshment of mind, spend its hours in loving 
communion with each other and with thee. May 
our inward strength be renewed and our hearts be 

water, and protectedst them from scorching heat, 
from storms and tempests. 

[on atzereth.] 

that in the midst of falling leaves and withering 
blossoms we may remember the perishablencss of 
all worldly things, and also that in the midst of de- 
caying nature thy word abideth forever, that the 
law given to us by thy servant, Moses, the heirloom 
of the congregation of Jacob, is a tree of life, which 
constantly grows in beauty and freshness and is 
productive of fruits which will become a blessing to 
all the families on earth. 

OUR God and Father we pray to thee that thou 
wouldst look with kindness and mercy upon 
Israel, thy people; sanctify us and give us a pure 
heart that we may serve thee in truth and that our 
prayers may be acceptable before thee, and grant 
that we and all Israel may enjoy this holy festival in 
love and gladness. Be praised, O God ! who sancti- 
fiest Israel and the festivals. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



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made pure to receive the light of thine eternal wis- 
dom, thy perfect holiness and unchanging love. 
And grant, our God ! that we may find, not only on 
our day of rest, but in all our labor and conflict and 
in every experience of our life, the peace which 
thou alone canst give, the repose of faith and trust 
in thee. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

[Hymn.] 
[Lecture or Prayer.] 

gROTHERS and sisters who are mourning for 
dear friends, departed hence, remember your 
beloved ones and honor their names by emulating 
their noble deeds, by continuing the good works 
which they have left unfinished, by loving and 
honoring those who were loved and honored by 
them. Rise and praise with me the name of our 
Heavenly Father: 

The Mourners rise and the Minister recites the Kaddish : 

STD-'I Ki^Jft tV2& tfypfft 

»D5i .nrvD'pD ifm ,m)jfp 



Let the great name of God, the Creator, be extolled and hallowed 
throughout the universe. May his kingdom be established in your 
lifetime and in the life of the whole house of Israel. Amen I 



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RITUAL 



-nnnn Ntrrn oanro "fctsro ngcit?^ "|~a"v 
Nnorai Knrw'n Nrw'i ^rmr^a p jo>^ 

t t : v : t t : : • t t * : t t : • t I • t •• : 

p Tjsnjn p x*pnv ^ 

t- tt:I : •: tt y: v ^ : ■ I t t : *t 

p *tDmi NHom tini NDty w rfr job Kp^im 

I • t : • : " t : t: t " - : t t | tt : 

now Ninan *W *no nip T 

Let his great name be praised through all eternity. 

Praised and extolled and glorified be he who is sublime above all 
praise and all glorification that may resound in the world. Amen .' 

To all Israel, to all the righteous and to all who have been called 
hence according to God's will, may there be granted abundance of 
peace and a blissful portion in the .life eternal, and grace and mercy 
by the Lord of heaven and earth. Amen .' 

May he send us happiness and life. 



RITUAL. 



'^1 ofrtf r»W_*wi nt>& rrfety 

While the Kaddish is recited this prayer may be said by 



The Mourners : 

From the depth of my 
sorrow I look up to thee, 
God and Father, who art 
near to all that seek thee 
with a broken heart and 
a contrite spirit ! 

In thy divine wisdom 
thou hast called hence my 
beloved 

Humbly and with silent 
resignation I bow before 
the decrees of thy holy 
will, O God of Life ! 

Thou givest and takest 
away, thou sendest life 
and death. 



Those who observe the Anni- 
versary of their Father s or 
Mother s death : 

Days pass by and years 
vanish, but the memory 
of the just abideth. 

This day, O Heavenly 
Father, specially calls to 
mind my dear departed 
father [mother], too soon 
vanished from these lov- 
ing eyes and these caress- 
ing hands. Yet never 
shall I forget him [her], 
and never would I be un- 
mindful of his [her] un- 
wearying care and multi- 
plied fidelities in which I 
have lived and moved and 



May he who preserveth peace in the heavenly spheres bestow peace 
upon us and upon all his children. Ajnen ! 



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RITUAL. 



O, let me find comfort 
and consolation in my af- 
fliction ; teach me even 
in severest trial to confide 
in thy goodness and to 
worship thy wisdom. 

May thy holy name be 
praised and glorified by 
the glad and the sorrow- 
ful, now and for ever- 
more ! Aiuai. 



had my being. May the 
blessed influence of these 
recollections and of all 
that was noble and beau- 
tiful in him [her] be a 
constant impulse to vir- 
tue and righteousness in 
my heart, and lead me 
always to honor his [her ] 
name in thought and in 
deed. Auicu. 



y^GAIN we lift up our hearts to thee, O God! 

who art, and wast, and art to come ; before 
whose face the generations come and pass away. 
Age after age the living seek thee, and find that of 
thy faithfulness there is no end. Our fathers in 
their pilgrimage walked by thy guidance and 
rested on thy compassion ; still to their children 
be thou the cloud by day, the fire by night. Where 
but in thee have we a covert from storm or shadow 
from the heat of life? In our manifold tempta- 
tions thou alone knowest our peril and art ever 
nigh ; in sorrow thy pity revives the fainting soul ; 
in our prosperity and ease it is thy spirit only that 
can wean us from our pride and keep us low. 

O, send us hence in the spirit of hope and re- 
solve and confident trust in thy guidance. Give 



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us a lofty aim and a settled purpose in life, a heart 
filled with thy love and a will in harmony with 
thine. And may we all strive that the time may 
come of which it is said : " The Eternal shall be 
king over all the earth ; on that day shall God be 
acknowledged One and his name One." 

[Closing Sung.] 

[The Congregation stand while the Benediction is pronounced.] 

Extolled be the living God and praised be his name, 
Who was, and is, and is to be, eternally the same. 

One God is he, no unity like his is there in aught ; 
A unity unending, Being beyond all thought. 

Formless, all lovely forms but intimate his loveliness ; 
Koly, our holiest thoughts reveal him even less ; 
Eternal, he was God ere aught was .formed that now 
appears ; 

He is the First, and there was no beginning to his 
years. 

Lo ! he is Lord of all the earth, Creation speaks his 
praise 

And everywhere, above, below, his mighty will 
obeys. 



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His word by ancient prophets came to Israel, chosen 
race, 

The first of whom was Moses, who beheld God face 
to face. 

His word he gave his people by the prophet of his 
choice, 

Whose faithfulness we celebrate with heart and soul 
and voice. 

Established is his law, and changeless it must stand. 
Written upon our human hearts and on the sea and 
land. 

He knoweth all our secret thoughts, naught from 

him is concealed, 
The end from the beginning stands to him alone 

revealed. 



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ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR SABBATH 
MORNING. AND THE MORNINGS 
OF THE THREE FESTIVALS, 
AND FOR WEEK-DAYS. 



Give unto the Lord glory and praise ; give unto 
the Lord the glory due unto his name : worship 
the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 



O, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness ; 
let the whole earth stand in awe of him. 



Serve the Lord with gladness ; come before his 
presence^ with singing. Know ye that the Lord he 
is God ! it is he that hath made us and we are his, 
his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter 
into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his 
courts with praise. Psalm c. 2-4. 

If thou seek the Lord thy God thou shalt find 
him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with 
all thy soul. Deuteronomv iw, 29. 



The Minister /nay read one or more of the Sentences. 




HE Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon 
him, to all that call upon him in truth. 

Psalm cxlv., iS. 



Psalm xxix., 1, 2. 



Psalm xcvi. , 9. 



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RITUAL. 



Thus saith the high and lofty One that in- 
habiteth eternity, whose name is Holy : I dwell 
in the high and holy place ; with him also that is 
of a contrite and humble spirit : to revive the spirit 
of the humble, and to revive the heart of the con- 
trite ones. Isaiah lvii., 15. 

Thoughts of peace, saith the Lord, do I think 
towards you. Ye shall go and pray unto me, and 
I will hearken to you : ye shall seek me and find 
me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. 

Jeremiah xxix., 11. 13. 

Thus saith the Lord : Let not the wise man 
glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man 
glory in his might ; let not the rich man glory in 
his riches ; but let him that glorieth glory in this, 
that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I 
am the Lord, who exercise loving-kindness, judg- 
ment and righteousness on the earth : for in these 
things I delight, saith the Lord. 

Jeremiah ix., 23, 24. 

The Lord is full of compassion and mercy ; 
long-suffering, and of great goodness. As the 
heaven is high above the earth, so great is his 
goodness toward them that fear him. 

Psalm ciii. ; S, 11. 

Return unto the Lord and forsake thy sins : 
make thy prayer before his face. Turn again to 



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the Most High, and turn away from iniquity ; for 
he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of 
health. Ecclesiasticus xvii., 25, 26. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord ? or 
who shall stand in his holy place ? He that hath 
clean hands and a pure heart ; who hath not lifted 
up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He 
shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and 
righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

Psalm xxiw, 3-5. 

Thus saith the Lord : The heaven is my throne, 
and the earth is my footstool ; where is the house 
that ye build unto me? and where is the place of 
my rest ? For all those things hath mine hand 
made, and all those things have been, saith the 
Lord. But to this man will I look ; even to him 
that is poor, and of a contrite spirit and reveres my 
word. Isaiah lxvi., 1, 2. 

Offer unto God thanksgiving, and pay thy vows 
unto the Most High. Call upon him in the day 
of trouble, and he will deliver thee. 

Psalm 1., 14, 15. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken 
and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. 

Psalm li., 19. 



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RITUAL. 



Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he will sus- 
tain thee. He will never suffer the righteous to be 
moved. Psalm lv., 23. 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found ; call 
ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked 
forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his 
thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and 
he will 'have mercy upon him ; and to our God, for 
he will abundantly pardon. Isaiah lv., 6. 7. 

Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and 
bow myself before the high God ? 

He hath showed thee, O man, what is good : and 
what does the Lord require of thee, but to do 
justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with 
thy God. Micah vi., 6, S. 

[Here follows a selection from the Psalms — pages 75-100 in Part 
Second.] 

[For the three Festivals — Psalms cxiii. to cxviii — page 54.] 
[Hymn.] 

[Introductory Prayer by the Minister.] 
[The Congregation rise.] 
Minister. 

Praise ye the Lord, to whom all praise is due ! 

Choir and Congregation. 

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M. Praised be the Lord, who is praised through 
eternity. 

[ The Congregation resume their seats.] 

JgE praised, O Lord our God, Ruler of the 
Universe, Creator of light and darkness ! 
Wisdom and might are thine. Thou changest the 
times and seasons. Thou pourest the light of thy 
sun over the earth and shinest in every star. Thou 
givest wisdom unto the wise and knowledge to 
them that have understanding. Thou revealest 
the deep and secret things. Thou knowest what is 
in the darkness : and the light dwelleth with thee. 

With great love hast thou loved us. We thank 
thee that thou didst teach our fathers the laws of 
life. O enlighten our eyes also, make our hearts 
cling to thy precepts, and grant that we may never 
forget the holv mission for Avhich our fathers were 
set apart, to acknowledge thee and thy unity be- 
fore all the nations on earth. 

Happy are we ; how beautiful is our portion, 
how pleasant our lot, how blissful our inheritance ! 
Happy are we who proclaim : 

Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
One! 



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Choir and Congregation . 

t V t: •• v: t: •* T : • ~ - : 

Minister. 

Praised be his name and his glorious kingdom 
for evermore ! 

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Di*n ^vp rfyxn anyip mr\ sjlaq 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all tin- 
heart, and with all tin* soul, and with all thy might. 
And these words which I command thee this day 
shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy child- 
ren, and speak of them when thou sittest in tin- 
house, and when thou walkest on the way, and 
when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 



T 



RULY, thou art our God, our Rock, our Savior. 
As thou didst redeem our fathers from Egypt 
and guide them on their wanderings, so hast thou 
guided us and hast delivered us from manifold 
dangers. 



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Therefore we praise and exalt thee in the words 
of our ancestors : 

Who is like unto thee among the mighty, O 
God ! who like thee glorious in holiness, awe-inspir- 
ing, wonder-working ! 

miJ ehpa rbbs >d » d^jo rob^a 

T v| - t : v t t t: • •• t t t 

Choir and Congregation. 

jnu trips tro rrrbs *d " D ,C ?N3 rDD^a 

T v| ~ t : v t t t: • •• t t t 

M. Thy throne is established for evermore. 

Choir a7id Congregation. 

jgE praised, our God! God of our fathers, God 
of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, thou who art 
great and mighty and supreme, the Giver of all 
good gifts ; thou who rememberest the pious deeds 
of the fathers, and bringest redemption and love to 
their children's children ; thou art our protector and 
helper. Be praised, O God, shield of Abraham ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



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^HY power. O Lord, is boundless! Thou sus- 
tainest the living with grace, and with mercy 
redeemcst the souls of thy servants from death. 
Thou supportest the falling, healest the sick, settest 
free the prisoners, and keepest thy faith to those who 
sleep in the dust. Who is like unto thee. Almighty ! 
Who can be compared unto thee, who kil lest and 
makest alive, and causest salvation to spring forth ! 
Be praised, O God, who hast planted eternal life 
within us ! 

Clwir and Congregation. Amen. 



^JpHOU art holy, and thy name is holy, and tin- 
worshipers daily praise thy holiness. 

[The Congregation rise.] 

So let us praise our God and exclaim : 
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole 
earth is full of his glory. 

Choir and Congregation. 

M. Praised be the glory of the Eternal, which 
fills the earth and the heavens ! 



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Choir and Congregation. 

riaipzpa £ TD3 ?jro 

J/. God reigneth forever, thy Lord. O Zion ! 
through all generations. Hallelujah ! 

:rn%n iTJ -HJ ^rfrfc? " 'P®. 

Choir and Congregation . 

WfftyS ill i^ 1 ? p % V ?]?rf?N CD^U^ £ Tp!p> 

J/. Forever will we glorify thee and hallow thy 
name ; never shall thy praise vanish from our lips. 
Be praised, O holy God ! 

Choi?' and Congregation. Amen. 

[The Congregation take their seats.] 
[Here may be introduced any other prayer in place of the following :] 

"^JI^E pleased to accept our thanks, O Lord our 
God ! for the continuance of thy loving-kind- 
ness to us through another week. We render 
thanks unto thee, that thou hast sheltered, sup- 

*The prayer to be inserted here on the first day of Passover, see 
page 38. 

On the seventh day of Passover, page 42. 

On Pentecost, page 44. 

On Confirmation Day, page 46. 

On Succoth, page 48. 

On Atzereth, page 50. 

On Week-days, page 52. 



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ported, and led us on safely and brought us to 
this hour. We joyfully hail the return of this 
beautiful Sabbath day, set apart by thy providence 
for the rest of the weary, for the culture of 
heavenly good, for the communion of the soul with 
its Maker. May we rightfully improve the precious 
opportunities of the time, and never forget that 
thou blessest the fruits of our labor, and providest 
us with all we need. May we remember that man 
is sent into the world to live not by bread alone, 
but by thy word, that he may become holy as thou, 
O God ! art holy. We enter thy house and pray to 
thee, that we may be kept steadfast in the duties 
and patient in the trials which the coming week 
may bring us We would resolve before thee to 
apply ourselves to the stead}' and cheerful perform- 
ance of those tasks which thou hast assigned to us, 
and to do that whereby thy children may be aided 
and thy name glorified. Bestow upon us a pure 
heart and a spirit quickened by thy holy word, and 
let our life be a constant expression of love for 
thee and our fellow-men. 

Grant that we may so spend our days — so swiftly 
vanishing — that when all the care and darkness of 
this life are passed away, we may awake to behold 
the life of an everlasting Sabbath, and dwell in the 
brightness of thy presence in eternal felicity. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



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- f j^/JAY our day of rest find favor before thee, 
our God and God of our fathers ; sanctify us 
by thy commandments, give us light through thy 
law and let us behold thy salvation. 

[on the day of new-moon.] 

Let this be a month of blessing and prosperity 
for us. 

[OX PASSOVER.] 

Bless us on this feast of Passover. 

[OX PENTECOST.] 

Bless us on this feast of Weeks. 

[on succoth.] 
Bless us on this feast of Tabernacles. 

[on atzereth.] 
Bless us on this feast of Conclusion. 

Purify our hearts to serve thee in truth, and let 
us enjoy our **Sabbaths [and festive seasons] in 
love and grace that thy name may be hallowed 
by us. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

"Y^TE render thanks unto thee, Lord our God j 
for our life which is in thy hand, for our 
souls which are of thee, for thy providence, for thy 



*These words are only said on the Sabbath day ; on all other days 
begin : " Our God and God of our fathers." 

**On a week-day insert, "our communion with thee." instead of 
" our Sabbaths." 



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wonders which are manifested every day, for the 
benefits which thou showerest upon us at all times, 
at evening, morning and noon. Thy mercies never 
fail, thy kindness never ceases and we put our trust 
in thee forever.-' 

Be praised, O Lord ! for Goodness is thy name, 
and we shall glorify thee. 

Our God, and God of our fathers ! bless us with 
the ancient, three-fold, priestly benediction : 



May God bless thee and guard thee ! 
Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



*On Chanukkah the following is added : 

We thank thee for the marvelous deliverance of 
our fathers and the glorious victory won by thy help 
in the days of Mattathias, the priest, and his sons, 
when the tyranny of the Syrians was set to make 
thy people, Israel, forsake thy law and renounce 
thy truth. Then in the fullness of thy mere}* thou 
didst aid them in their distress, fighting their fight, 
and giving victory to the feeble over the strong, to 
the few over the many, to the righteous over the 
wicked, to those who obeyed thy word over those 
who assailed truth and virtue with a high hand. 
And thus thy name became exalted and glorified 
over the world. And Israel, thy people, was saved 
and delivered and restored to freedom and inde- 
pendence. And thy children reentered thy temple, 
cleansed its halls, purified the sanctuary and illumi- 
nated it, and instituted these days of dedication as 
days of thanksgiving and praise to thee. 




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Minister. 



May God let his countenance shine upon thee, 
and be gracious unto thee ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



May God lift up his countenance upon thee, and 
give thee peace ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

M. Grant peace, happiness and blessing, grace 
and mercy to us, and to all Israel, thy people, and 
to all thy children. Bless us all, O our Father, 
with the light of thy countenance ! As in thy light 
thou hast given us the law of life, the love of virtue 
and justice, mercy and peace ; so may it please 
thee to bless us with thy peace at all times and in 
all seasons. Be praised, O giver of peace ! 



O God, keep my tongue from evil and my lips 
from uttering deceit, and grant that I may be meek 
and kind to those who bear ill-will against me! 
Implant humility in my heart and strengthen me 
with faith ! Be my support when grief oppresses 
me and my comfort in affliction ! Let truth 



Mi '/lister. 




The Congregation in silent devotion : 



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illumine my path and guide me ; for thou art my 
God and my helper ; in thee I trust even' day. 

M. Graciously receive the words of my mouth 
and the meditation of my heart, my Rock and my 
Redeemer! O God of peace, preserve peace to us 
and to all who invoke thy holy name. Amen. 

Choir and Congregation, Amen. 
ORDER OF READING THE LAW. 

[The Ark is opened.] 
Choir. 

TpQ «an d^u' ^nns *x<m uyyftn unyv utip 
Kin nixav rr\rv -r&sr? 160 rrr ran *o n\ssn 

t : T t - I v v v t - 

:rf?p 

[The Congregation rise.] 
[The Minister takes the Scroll from the Ark.] 

tin^p)3 isjft rrrin fnat? ^jro 

Give praise and glory to God for the heavenly 
light and the everlasting life he bestowed upon us. 

Choir. 

t : - : t -: : • • t : - : - 



Lift up your heads, O ye gates ! Lift yourselves up, ye everlasting 
doors ! and the King of glory shall come ! Who is this King of 
glory ? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Sela. 



RITUAL. 29 

M. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt 
his name together. 

[The Scroll is laid on the reading-desk, the Congregation take their 
seats, and the Choir chants :] 

53 » 3 -nnrn rrarn rn«|jnrn rndsrn rfFW H? 
with K^inani nsJOKT"^ p*en DW3 

77/t? Minister announces the portion from the Pentateuch and says 
the fallowing Benediction before reading: 

-733 1:5-1173 D7U*n irrft* " ring *rri3 
:n">inn fnti 7 nr»« "]i~d vvwrnit tfrfrui D*$a?n 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

[Reading from the Thora.] 

nriin 1:? fru ^ D^i>n ^2 lyrf^t » nm rjro 
{•TTttin fnu » rrna ^na HDiro ^ ?D1 nog 

Choi?' and Congregation. Amen. 

[A -ection from the Prophets or holy writings may be read here, and 
prayers for special cases inserted.] 

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, 
and the victory, and the majesty ; for all that is in the heaven and 
on the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O Lord \ and thou art 
exalted high above all ! 

Be praised, O God. our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
chosen us from among the nations, and hast given us thy law. Be 
praised, giver of the law ! 

Be praised. O God. our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
given us the law of truth and hast implanted eternal life within us. 
Be praised, giver of the law ! 



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[On the Sabbath coinciding with or preceding the New-Moon the 
following is said :] 

Eternal, our God ! may it please thee to make 

the month of . which opens to-day [next 

), a month of true happiness and blessing! 

Amen. 

[Hymn.] 
[Sermon.] 

[The Congregation stand during the Closing Prayer.] 
[When there is no Sermon the following Prayer may be introduced :] 

^Y^E pray thee, O God of might, wisdom and 
justice, through whom authority is rightly 
administered, laws are enacted and judgment de- 
creed, assist with thy holy spirit of counsel and 
fortitude, the President of these United States; 
that his administration may be conducted in 
righteousness, and be eminently useful to thy 
people over whom he presides, by encouraging due 
respect for virtue and religion ; by a faithful execu- 
tion of the laws of justice and mercy, and by 
restraining vice and corruption. 

Let the light of thy divine wisdom direct the 
deliberations of Congress, and shine forth in all 
their proceedings and enactments framed for our 
rule and government ; so that they may tend to 
the preservation of peace, the promotion of na- 
tional happiness, the increase of industry, sobriety 



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and useful knowledge, and may perpetuate to us 
the blessings of equal liberty. 

We pray for the Governor of this State, for the 
members of assembly, for all judges, magistrates 
and other officers who are appointed to guard our 
political welfare ; that they may be enabled, by thy 
powerful protection, to discharge the duties of their 
respective stations with honesty and ability. 

We recommend likewise to thy unbounded 
mercy all our brethren and fellow-citizens through- 
out the United States, that they may make 
progress in knowledge and enlightenment, and con- 
tinually grow in reverence and virtue ; that they 
may be preserved in union and peace, and enjoy 
the blessings of material and spiritual welfare in 
our beloved country, whose distinction it is to 
guard the consciences of all thy worshipers. 

We pray that thou mayest bless the universal 
community of Israel, and all the members of this 
our Israelitish congregation. Grant that our sacred 
institutions may prosper and graciously remember 
every effort made and every offering vowed for the 
promotion of our holy work. 

Grant that through us all the knowledge of thy 
will and the glory of thy name may be spread 
abroad, and that we may contribute more and more 
to the achievement of Israel's mission, and confer 



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thy blessing upon the whole human race, pronounc- 
ing to all peoples the ancient, three-fold, priestly 
benediction : 

[The Congregation rise.] 

May God bless thee and guard thee. 

May God let his countenance shine upon thee 
and be gracious unto thee. 

May God lift up his countenance upon thee and 
give thee peace. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Minister, 

Praise the name of the Lord ; for his name alone 
is exalted. 

[The Scroll is returned to the Ark, the Choir and Congregation 

chanting :] 

[The Congregation take their seats.] 

gROTHERS and sisters who are mourning for 
dear friends departed hence, remember your 
beloved ones and honor their names by emulating 



His glory is above the earth and the heavens. He lifts up his 
people, exalteth the glory of his worshipers, of Israel, the people 
near to him. Hallelujah ! 



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their noble deeds, by continuing the good works 
which they have left unfinished, by loving and 
honoring those who were loved and honored by 
them. Rise and praise with me the name of our 
Heavenly Father : 

The Mourners rise and the Minister recites the Kaddish : 



TKtfn d&ttjt} "i^Qnn nantfi rpajp? 



Knorai unrotr'n xmti nto-d-^s ro 

tt:y: tt:: • t t ■ : t t : • f I * t ." : 



Let the great name of God, the Creator, be extolled and hallowed 
throughout the universe. May his kingdom be established in your 
lifetime and in the life of the whole house of Israel. Amen ! 

Let his great name be praised through all eternity. 
Praised and extolled and glorified be he who is sublime above all 
praise and all glorification that may resound in the world. Amen ! 

To all Israel, to all the righteous and to all who have been called 
hence according to God's will, may there be granted abundance of 





nDKi pom 



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p ^kr^n. p b3 bft s^jpnv ^ 

tear? prf? nit Nn^fi rwp p-rri no 1 ?;? 

to ♦orm NHDm >n?n Noty »rr> joo Ktfirn 

I • t : • : t : t : t " - : t t J tt 

now NiriNi n*oc' n*~o mp 

: • : *t : - : t - : v t tJ t 

W 

-^o^tfi w 1 ?^ D»rr) nw-jo N3i ho 1 ?;?' Ktf 

npxi wns 

I " T 

"^1 Wa^ oi 1 ?^' ni^Lwn vonoa HwT 

now wsrta 

: • ; t t t 

While the Kaddish is recited this prayer may be said by 

Those who obseive the Anni- 
The Mourners : versary of their Father s or 

Mother s death : 

From the depth of my Days pass by and years 
sorrow I look up to thee, vanish, but the memory 
God and Father, who art of the just abideth. 



peace and a blissful portion in the life eternal, and grace and mercy 
by the Lord of heaven and earth. Amen ! 
May he send us happiness and life. 

May he who preserveth peace in the heavenly spheres bestow peace 
upon us and upon all his children. Amen ! 



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near to all that seek thee 
with a broken heart and 
a contrite spirit ! 

In thy divine wisdom 
thou hast called hence my 
beloved 

Humbly and with silent 
resignation I bow before 
the decrees of thy holy 
will, O God of Life! 

Thou givest and takest 
away, thou sendest life 
and death. 

O, let me find comfort 
and consolation in my af- 
fliction ; teach me even 
in severest trial to confide 
in thy goodness and to 
worship thy wisdom. 

May thy holy name be 
praised and glorified by 
the glad and the sorrow- 
ful, now and for ever- 
more ! Amen. 



This day, O Heavenly 
Father, specially calls to 
mind my dear departed 
father [mother], too soon 
vanished from these lov- 
ing eyes and these caress- 
ing hands. Yet never 
shall I forget him [her], 
and never would I be un- 
mindful of his [her] un- 
wearying care and multi- 
plied fidelities in which I 
have lived and moved and 
had my being. May the 
blessed influence of these 
recollections and of all 
that was noble and beau- 
tiful in him [her] be a 
constant impulse to vir- 
tue and righteousness in 
my heart, and lead me 
always to honor his [her] 
name in thought and in 
deed. Amen. 



|y/JOST holy and eternal God, Creator and Ruler 
of the world, Father and Savior of mankind ! 
Thy divine power is beyond all human conception ; 



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thy majesty outreaches the confines of the earth : 
thy glory is everlasting, and thy goodness per- 
vadeth all thy works. Thou art, indeed, our God, 
and there is no other. .Thou art One in Unit}-, 
and thee alone do we acknowledge as our God, our 
Father, our Savior ! 

[The Congregation rise.] 

We therefore bow the head and bend the knee 
and prostrate ourselves before thee, O Supreme 
King of kings! and praise thy holy name. 

Choir and Congregation, 

ipn onni onnjx* pi D'JTP tirjjfcfl 

[The Congregation resume their seats.] 

We fervently pray, O Lord our God ! that we 
may speedily behold the glory of thy mighty 
power banishing all impurities from the earth, de- 
stroying idolatry and wickedness, and reforming 
mankind by thy truth ; so that all the inhabitants 
of the earth may invoke thv name, acknowledge 
thy unity, and understand that to thee alone every 
knee must bend and every tongue swear fealty. 

May all thy children, O God, soon be united in 
a common bond of brotherhood ; may the time be 
hastened when no religious differences shall sepa- 
rate them : when they shall all adore thee as the 



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universal Father, worship thee in the spirit of true 
religion, and unite in proclaiming the unity of thy 
holy name. 

Thus, O God ! do thou reign over them forever 
and ever, for the kingdom is thine, and unto thee 
appertain power and glory and majesty from 
everlasting to everlasting. As it is written, " The 
Eternal shall reign forever and ever, the Eternal 
shall be king over all the earth ; on that day shall 
God be acknowledged One and his name One." 

[Closing Song.] 

[The Congregation stand while the Benediction is pronounced.] 



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FOR THE FIRST DAY OF PASSOVER. 
r^UR God and our Father! the memory of the 



past, the remembrance of the grace and mercy 
which thou didst bestow upon our forefathers, calls 
us on this day into thy house and prompts us to 
express to thee the deep gratitude of our heart. 

In the beautiful spring season of the year, when 
thy divine breath delivers the earth from the rigid 
bondage of the wintry cold, we are reminded of the 
liberty which, by thy help, our people gained in 
the spring season from Egyptian bondage. Thou 
gavest strength to the feeble and courage to the 
dow r n-trodden, that they could resist the proud 
tyrant who, with a high hand, attempted to crush 
liberty and to rob those who were men like him of 
their birthright. 

But not only for the sake of their earthly welfare 
didst thou deliver our fathers from the yoke of 
Egyptian slavery, but that they might win freedom 
of the spirit by learning to know thee and thy 
word and by manifesting this knowledge in a life 
of virtue and righteousness. - On that beautiful 
spring day when Israel left the house of bondage 
liberty was born and implanted in the human heart 




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never again to die but to become the mightiest factor 
in shaping our own destiny and that of mankind. 
Israel left the abode of comfort and civilization 
and fearlessly followed the call of the great leader 
into a life of severe trials and hardships ; with the 
enthusiasm of youthful love thy people ventured 
into a desolate land that was not sown, because 
they valued freedom higher than any other good, 
and because they recognized their mission to be- 
come holy unto the Eternal. 

And in the course of the centuries our fathers 
had often to leave comfortable homes, often to 
turn their backs upon scenes to which they were 
dearly attached, in order to enter upon wanderings 
in the desert, a wilderness more desolate than 
that in which Moses guided them. In these wan- 
derings it was the glowing heat of hatred and con- 
tempt which made their feet burn and did not 
allow them to find rest or shelter in their weari- 
ness. In their despair our fathers were not 
then cheered up as of old by the hope of being 
speedily guided into the promised land. And all 
these excrutiating trials they endured with manly 
courage and clung to their truth, although a word 
was sufficient to purchase for them not only every 
comfort, but even the love and affection of their 
powerful enemies, blinded by prejudice and furious 
with religious hatred. But they could not be faith- 



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less. For the seed of liberty once sown in their 
hearts had grown and taken deep root and filled 
them with contempt for every untruth, and made it 
impossible for them ever to sell their birthright 
and give up the freedom of their spirit. 

Our heavenly Father, we now stand before thee, 
the proud heirs of this liberty thou didst bestow 
upon our fathers. We offer thee our sincerest 
thanks that the heavy yoke is taken from our neck, 
that we are citizens of a country where every man 
is free to follow the conviction of his heart ; and 
we pray unto thee that thou mayest grant liberty 
and redemption to those unfortunate brethren who 
are still suffering from hatred, persecution and 
prejudice. But most fervently we beseech of thee 
that at all times we may realize the grave duties 
which our more fortunate position imposes upon 
us ; that we may never forget our obligations to 
our suffering fathers and to the pure faith we have 
received from them and which has proven to us 
such a glorious inheritance. 

Grant that we may never lose our spiritual 
liberty, and never, fascinated by pleasure and 
earthly enjoyments, find our only gratification in 
material well-being. Grant that this beautiful day 
may teach us to discard all selfishness and to de- 
vote our power to the welfare of all. Guide our 
hearts that we may accord to each of our fellow- 



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men the right to his own opinion, and to banish 
the baneful spirit of persecution which is a remnant 
of the dark ages, and alas; still lingers in our midst. 
Let us recognize that there is no real freedom but 
for those who walk in the light of thy knowledge 
and practice the broadest charity, and that the 
worst bondage is to be narrow-minded and to dwell 
in the darkness. 

Grant that soon the day may come when all men 
will know and appreciate this liberty and build the 
universal temple whose firm pillars are justice, love 
and peace. Then, and only then, our mission will 
be fulfilled, and the great feast of redemption will 
be celebrated, not by Israel alone but by all man- 
kind. Amen. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



Our God and God of our fathers, etc.. page 25. 



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FOR THE SEVENTH- DAY OF PASSOVER. 
/^UR God and Father! all living creatures praise 



and glorify thy name, and all men bow down 
before thee in worship and gratitude. From 
eternity to eternity thou art God, who supportest 
and preservest us and savest us mercifully in every 
need and affliction. From beginning to end thou 
art the Eord and master of all creation. Before 
the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou 
hadst formed the earth and the world, and to all 
eternity thou art God ! Thou rulest the universe 
in wisdom and guidest our destinies in love. Thou, 
O our Guardian, dost neither sleep nor slumber ; 
to thee alone we owe praise! But how, O God, 
can we, children of the dust, worthily thank ajid 
praise thee for thy kindness to our fathers and to 
us! Thou didst redeem our fathers from Egypt 
and didst deliver them and deliverest us from the 
house of bondage. Thou hast protected us when 
men rose up against us, thou hast delivered us 
from destroying plague and given us rest and 
peace ! To this hour thy mercy has assisted us 
and thv grace has not forsaken us ; O, abide with 
us in the future also ! Grant that we may devote 




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all the powers which thou hast given us to thy 
service, that we may render to thee that praise and 
homage in which alone thou takest delight ; for 
thine is the strength and the power, the might and 
the glory ! 

Praised art thou, O God ! who hast wonderfully 
guided thy people, and hast given us this beautiful 
Pesach festival of liberty. Amen. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



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FOR PENTECOST. 

J_JEAYEXLY Father, with the most profound 
reverence we give glory to thee on this day 
for the infinite mercy shown by thee on Mount 
Sinai to our fathers, to ourselves, and to all beings 
created in thy image. Those who had just been 
delivered from the yoke of their oppressors, were 
then taught by thee the law of life and received 
the boon of spiritual liberty without which all 
earthly goods are worthless. And in memory of 
that great day the SJiabuoth festival was ordained, 
that we might never become forgetful of the great 
mercy bestowed upon us by thy revelation, that we 
might forever cherish thy truth and cling to the 
rules of virtue set before us. and prove our love to 
thee and our living faith in thy word by our works. 

God of light and truth ! our fathers guarded the 
flame of thy truth while gross darkness was pre- 
vailing around about them ; they did not throw 
away the torch of thy light when it became a 
consuming fire to them: they carried it through 
centuries of persecution and have delivered it pure 
and unscathed into our hands. O grant that we 
ma\- follow this noble example and with unshaken 



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fidelity remain loyal to our mission. Grant that in 
happiness and peace we may never forget our duty 
to be the guardians of thy light, and that our task 
will not be fulfilled until it shines with equal glory 
to all thy children, until ignorance and darkness is 
conquered by virtue and truth, and the day appears 
when all the families on earth will flock to thy 
mountain, and thy house be acknowledged as a 
house of worship for all nations. 

C/ioi?- and Congregation. Amen. 



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FOR CONFIRMATION DAY. 

^^OD and Father, who art all goodness and 
mercy, we lift up our eyes and our hearts to 
pray for these, our children. We bring them to 
thee that they may remain thine forever. Thou 
hast created them and hast watched over them 
with paternal kindness and fidelity from the first 
moment of their life. Thou hast cared for them 
and guided them safely and hast brought them to 
see this beautiful day. Thou hast charged us to 
be their guardians, to lead them in the path where 
thou art found. Thou hast unfolded their minds 
to receive the knowledge of their holy destination. 
Thou hast revealed to them thy will as thou didst 
to our fathers, and hast drawn their hearts to thee 
that they may serve thee in purity, in justice nda 
love. O receive them graciously, our Father, in 
thy covenant, in thy protection and guidance ! 
Take them by their right hand and lead them 
through this transitory life, so full of danger and 
trouble and temptation ! Watch over their virtue, 
and strengthen them that they may bravely resist 
the allurements of sin ! . Strike with thy terror 
every base seducer who will dare to spoil their 



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purity and innocence ! Awaken their consciences 
when, blinded by their passions, they may be read}' 
to yield to the voice of the tempter ! May thy 
providence watch over them and lead them in all 
conditions of life to their true salvation ! 

Joy and sorrow fall to the lot of all. and 
thy children will not remain free from trials and 
tribulations. Ma}' the}' never forget their depend- 
ence on thee in prosperity ; but be thou also near 
to them, God of mercy, when the}- ma}* be in want 
of comfort ! Be near them in sickness and distress, 
and in every trial ! Do not leave nor forsake them 
when the}- call upon thee in trouble and anxiety, 
and if they fall into sin and return to thee in grief 
and repentance, O do not then turn away thy face 
from them ; let them find comfort and give them 
peace ! 

Grant, O God, that our children ma}- grow up to 
be pious worshipers of thy name and faithful asso- 
ciates of our congregation, that the}- ma}- develop 
a steadfast and noble character, and together with 
us reflect honor and glory upon their name and 
upon that of Israel! Amen. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



Our God and God of our fathers, etc.. page 25, 



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FOR SUCCOTH. 

r\UR God and Father! source of all life and 
strength and blessing, who filleth heaven with 
thy glory and earth with thy goodness: we give 
thee most humble and earnest thanks for this 
autumnal feast. We praise thee for the bountiful 
provision which thou makest for the wants ol tin- 
children, giving rain from heaven and fruitful sea- 
sons, and filling our houses with food and our 
hearts with gladness. We would bring thee now 
our joyful thanksgiving for the harvest ol the 
fields, and all the increase that the fertile earth has 
yielded. Thou hast ordered the course of the 
changing seasons and appointed a time for sowing 
and a time for reaping; and while men have toiled, 
or watched, or rested from their work, thy provi- 
dence has never failed, and thou hast prepared for 
them the reward of their labors. As we seek after 
the things that are needful for our mortal life, pro- 
viding for ourselves food and raiment and shelter, 
and whatever outward good thou grantest us, may 
we never forget to make our earthly enjoyment 
subservient to our spiritual good and grow 
richer in all that makes us truly thy child- 



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rcn. May we enjoy the gifts of thy bounty in wis- 
dom, temperance and thankfulness, ever mindful 
of the love which bestowed them, ever mindful of 
the love with which thou didst guide our fathers 
through the trackless wilderness. May we never 
forget thy love and mercy to our fathers and to us. 
Wherever we cast our eye we see evidences of thy 
grace, and may the remembrance of thy fatherly 
goodness to us make us kind and gracious towards 
all our brethren whom we may help and cheer; 
that we may be ever generous and considerate, 
ready to succor the needv and to feed the hungry, 
and rejoicing to lighten any burden of poverty and 
distress. So may we show our gratitude and by a 
loving and self-denying. spirit become less unworthy 
to be called thy children, and to receive thine 
unnumbered gifts of blessing. Amen, 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



Our God and God of our fathers, etc., page 25. 



So 



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FOR ATZERETH. 

^~^0D and Father, who art infinitely exalted 
above our highest thoughts, whose love and 
goodness no name expresses and no tongue can 
tell : once more on this Conclusion feast we rejoice 
to come to thee with the offering of our praise and 
thanksgiving, to adore thine infinite greatness and 
thine unspeakable love. We would lift up our 
souls into the sunlight of thy presence and fer- 
vently thank thee for all the blessings wherewith 
thou crownest our days, that our life may be filled 
with yet more of strength and gladness, and that 
we may learn to praise thee better in the thoughts 
of our heart and in the works of our hands. 

These past seven days we have exulted in our 
earthly blessings ; they reminded us to thank thee 
for this world in which we live, where thy presence 
shines in every star of heaven and every flower of 
earth. They preached to us how the earth is full 
of thy goodness; how r the rivers as they roll, the 
ocean as it ebbs and flows, mountain and forest, 
garden and harvest-field, the rain and the dew, the 
winds and the waves, the all-embracing sky, the 
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radiance, the mighty vision of the countless 
myriads of suns and worlds which fill the boundless 
heavens, — all tell of thy greatness and thy power, 
declare thy wisdom and bring glad tidings of thy 
love. 

But on this day we are called to praise thee for 
the invisible world of the spirit, for the eternal 
benefits of which thy revealed truth is the source, 
and for the blessing it will be to mankind when it 
will have become the common property of all the 
families on earth. Yea, the day will come when all 
nations will know that thou art God and none 
besides. In this trust, O God, and satiated with 
thy mercy, we conclude to-day the festive cycle of 
this month. Many sweet sounds have vibrated 
through our souls during the delightful hours 
which we have spent in brotherly union in our 
paternal house. May they not be spent in vain. 
May the affections that have sprung up in our 
midst in this holy season continue to draw us 
together in closer ties of love and friendship and 
good-will ; may we show true piety not only on 
our festivals and in our house of prayer, but at all 
times and at every place. Every day we would 
strive to serve thee more truly, walking in the light 
of thy countenance and coming nearer and nearer 
to the likeness of thyself ; that all our life may be 
spent in thy service and at the end we may close 



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our earthly career in true happiness and satisfied 
that we have been faithful to our trust and worthy 
of our high destination. Amen. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Our God and God of our fathers, etc.. page 25. 



ORD our God, thou hast crowned man with 



honor and glory by giving him an intelligent, 
immortal spirit. May thy light enlighten us and 
increase our knowledge and intelligence. Be 
praised, O God, who hast endowed us with reason ! 

Forgive, Q Father, our sins : pardon our trans- 
gressions, for thou art a merciful God. Re praised, 
O Lord, God of compassion ! 

Send relief to the suffering, defend the cause of 
the guiltless, give healing and comfort to the sick 
and wounded, for thou art the dispenser of health. 
Be praised, O Redeemer of the oppressed ! 

Bless this year with fertility and plenty, give rain 
to the soil and success to the work of the farmer, 
that abundance of food may come out of the fields. 
Be praised. O God, who blessest the years! 



FOR WEEK-DAYS. 




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53 



Grant that the trumpet of freedom may soon 
sound through all the regions of the earth, that 
Israel's mourning may cease everywhere, and the 
reign of wickedness vanish like smoke, and all 
dwellers on earth recognize thee as their only King. 
Be praised. O Ruler of the universe, who lovest 
right and justice ! 

Turn. O God, in love to all the just and virtuous; 
strengthen all who sincerely trust in thee ; help us, 
too, in our weakness, enlighten us in our ignorance, 
arm us against danger and temptation : and when 
our faces are bowed down in grief and our soul is 
troubled, and we know not what to say, then reveal 
thy light within us, that we may receive the gifts of 
trust and hope and the peace which abideth for- 
ever. Grant that our lot may fall with those who 
fear thy name, so that we may never be brought to 
shame. Be praised, O God, shield of the righteous! 

Our God and God of our fathers, receive gra- 
ciously our prayers and the prayers of all thy 
children who come to seek thee, and may we ever 
know how to serve thee in truth. Be praised, O 
God, who art the loving Father of all mankind ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



Our God and God of our fathers, etc., page 25. 



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HAL LEI.. 



Psalms cxiii. to cwiii. 



Psalm cxiii. 



RAISE, ye servants of the Lord, praise his 



Praised be the name of the Lord, henceforth and 
forever. 

From the rising of the sun to its going down, 
mar the Lord's name be praised. 

High above all natjons is the Lord : his glory is 
above the heavens. 

Who is like the Lord our God, who dwelleth 
so high, and looketh down so far on heaven and on 
earth ? 

He lifts up the poor from the dust, the needy 
from his lowliness. 

To set him among princes, the princes of his 
people. 



When Israel went- forth from Egypt, the house 
of Jacob from among its oppressors. Judah became 
his sanctuary, Israel his possession. 

The sea beheld it and fled: Jordan rushed back: 
mountains skipped like rams, hills like lambs. 




name. 



Psalms cxiv. and cxv. 



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What aileth thee, O sea! that thou fleest, Jordan 
that thou rushest -back? mountains that ye skip 
like rams, and ye hills like lambs ? 

Before the Lord the earth trembleth, before the 
God of Jacob, who turneth the rock into a stream, 
the flint into a fountain of water ! 

The Lord hath been mindful of us, he will bless 
us, he will bless the house of Israel. 

He will bless those that fear the Lord, both 
small and great. 

The Lord will increase you and your children. 
Blessed are ye of the Lord, who made heaven 
and earth. 

The heaven is the heaven of the Lord ; but the 
earth he hath given to the children of men. 

The dead praise not the Lord, nor they who 
descend into the silent grave. 

But we will praise the Lord henceforth and 
forever Hallelujah ! 

Psalms cxvi. and cxvii. 

I rejoice that the Lord hath heard the voice of 
my supplication, that he hath inclined his ear 
unto me. 

I will call upon him as long as I live. 

The sorrows of death encompassed me, and the 
pains of the under-world seized upon me : I found 
distress and sorrow. 



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Then I called upon the Lord : O Lord ! deliver 

me ! 

Gracious is the Lord and righteous : yea, our 
God is merciful. 

The Lord preserveth the simple ; I w as brought 
low and he helped me. 

Return, O my soul, unto thy rest ! for the Lord 
hath dealt bountifully with thee. 

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, 
mine eyes from tears and my feet from falling. 

What shall I render unto the Lord for all his 
benefits towards me? 

I will take the cup of salvation, and call on the 
name of the Lord : I will pay my vows unto the 
Lord in the presence of all his people. 

Precious in the eyes of the Lord is the death of 
his holy ones. 

Hear. O Lord ! for I am thy servant, I am thy 
servant, the son of thy hand-maid, thou hast loosed 
my bonds. 

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, 
and I will call upon the name of the Lord. 

I will pay my vows unto the Lord in the pres- 
ence of all his people. 

Praise the Lord, all ye nations, praise him. all ye 
people ! 

For great towards us hath been his kindness. 



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and the faithfulness of the Lord endureth forever. 
Hallelujah ! 

Psalm cxviii. 

give thanks to the Lord, for he is good ; for 
his kindness endureth forever. 

Choir. 

Let Israel now say, his kindness endureth for- 
ever. 

Choir. 

Let all who fear the Lord say, his kindness 
endureth forever. 

Choir. 

1 called upon the Lord in distress, and the Lord 
heard me and delivered me. 

The Lord is with me, I will not fear; what can 
man do to me ? 

It is better to trust in the Lord than to put 
confidence in man : it is better to trust in the Lord 
than to put confidence in princes. 

All the nations beset me around, but the Lord 
was my support. 

The Lord is my strength and my song; for to 
him I owe my salvation. 

I shall not die. but live, and declare the deeds of 
the Lord. 



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The Lord has chastened and corrected me, but 
he hath not given me over unto death. 

Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I 
may go in, and praise the Lord ! 

This is the gate of the Lord, through w hich the 
righteous enter. 

I praise thee that thou hast heard me and be- 
come my salvation. 

The stone which the builders rejected hath be- 
come the chief corner-stone. 

This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our 
eyes. 

This is the day which the Lord hath made: let 
us rejoice and be glad in it ! 

Lord ! help us now". 

Choir. 

: nrw in " iON 

t t • t: t t 

O Lord ! send us prosperity. 

Choir. 

t t • : _ t: t t 

Blessed be he that cometh in the name of the 
Lord ; we bless you from the house of the Lord. 

Thou art my God, and I will praise thee ! thou 
art my God, and I will exalt thee ! 

O give thanks unto the Lord for he is good, for 
his kindness endureth forever. 



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59 



DOMESTIC SERVICE. 

MORNING PRAYERS. 
I. 

LMIGHTY God, Father and Preserver, who 



hast watched over us during the darkness and 
made us glad with the light of this day, grant that 
we may employ it in thy most holy service ; and 
even as thou sheddest now the beams of the sun 
upon the earth, to give light unto our bodies, so 
illumine our souls with the brightness of thy spirit, 
to guide us in the paths of righteousness. A men. 



EAVENLY Father, sanctifier of our souls, 



thou spirit of love and truth, I adore thee as 
the principle of all happiness, I thank thee as the 
dispenser of all favors, and I invoke thee as the 
source of that light and strength by which alone 
man can know what is good and be enabled to 
walk therein. Enlighten mv understanding, fortifv 
my will, purify my heart, regulate my movements 
and make me attentive to all thy inspirations. 




II. 




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Pardon me in thy grace and mercy; pardon me my 
constant short-comings and the hardness of heart 
with which I have so often resisted the noble- 



no longer unmindful of them, but to follow thy 
will with such zeal that I may further all that is 
good and noble and enjoy that beatitude which 
only obedience to thee can produce in my soul. 
A men. 

OD and Father, Creator of heaven and earth! 



I prostrate myself before thee and adore thee. 
I render to thee the homage of my being and life, 
and I devote myself to tin* service this day and 
forever. 

I will endeavor this day to walk in thy ways. I 
will endeavor to be mild, humble, chaste, zealous, 
patient, charitable and resigned. Incline my heart 
to keep thy commandments. I am resolved to 
watch over myself with diligence and to live 
soberly, justly and piously. I will take care of my 
ways, that I ma}* not offend with my tongue, and I 
will be particularly attentive not to relapse this 
day into my accustomed failings, but to struggle 
against them, with thy assistance. Enlighten my 
mind, purify my heart and guide my steps, that I 
may pass all my life in thy divine service. Amen. 



impulses of thy grace. I am now resolved to be 




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IV. 

^^OD, our heavenly Father, quicken in us, we 
beseech thee, every good and pure thought, 
and strengthen us in our good resolves this day. 
-Let no unhallowed words pollute the tongues 
which thou hast made to praise and bless thee ; 
no evil action defile the sanctuaries which thou 
hast, in thy wondrous mercy, chosen for thyself. 
Remove whatever in us may be a hindrance to 
righteous living, or a stumbling-block in another's 
way. May our trust in thee and our kindness to 
one another never fail. O Lord God, make us what 
thou wouldst have us to be, and may we do what 
thou wouldst have us to do ; only be thou ever 
with us to cleanse and renew, to teach, rule and 
sustain us, till at last we may reach that state of 
perfection which is open to man. Amen* 

V. 

FOR CHILDREN. 

(^YVEET has been my rest and joyful my rising, 
for God, m}' Father, is with me. He guards 

*On feast days or a family festival, add : 

And we beseech thee that this beautiful festive 
day may be profitable to us in heavenly things, and 
refresh and strengthen us to build up our character 
and manhood on firm foundations, and to finish the 
work which thou hast given us to do. Amen, 



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and protects me when I am asleep and when I am 
awake. 

Hear, Israel, the Lord our God. the Lord is 
One. 

t v t: •. : t: " t : • ~ ~ : 

Praised be his name and his glorious kingdom 
for evermore ! 

I will love my God with all my heart and with 
all my soul, and I will strive to know his teachings, 
that I may be a good and obedient child, and may 
find favor in the eyes of God, of my dear parents 
and of all good men. A men. 

NIGHT PRAYERS. 
I. 

J ^OOK down and hear me, Lord, my God ! 

Enlighten my eyes lest I sleep the sleep of 
death. 

God and Father, who neither slumberest nor 
sleepest, take me into thy gracious keeping for this 
night and make me mindful of that night where the 
noise of this busy world shall be heard by me no 
more. Lord, in whom I trust, help me by thy 
grace so to live that I may never be afraid to die. 
and grant that at the last, as now. my even-song 



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may be: "I will lay me down in peace and sleep, 
for thou. Lord, makest me dwell in safety." Amen. 



MY God. how shall I be able to acknowledge 



or thank thee for all that I owe thee ? Thou 
hast given me life, and surrounded me with all that 
makes life pleasant : thou hast delivered me from 
many evils, and thou continuest still daily to load 
me with thy mercies and favors. What return can 
I make for all and each of thy benefits, and particu- 
larly for the favors of this day ? Grant that by my 
deeds I may bestow the only praise which is agree- 
able in thy sight, who art so bountiful to thy 
servant. Strengthen me, O God, that I may love 
thee with my whole heart, with my whole soul and 
my whole might, that I may love all my fellow men 
as thy children. 

I forgive all who have injured me. and ask pardon 
of all whom I have injured. 

Visit, I beseech thee, O God, this habitation, and 
keep from it all that is evil. Let thy peace dwell 
therein, and may thy blessing be upon us forever ! 
A men. 



^~^_OD of heaven and earth, my Rock and my 
living Redeemer, my portion in the day of 
distress ! Thou art my refuge, thou hearest when 



II. 




III. 




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I call. Into thy hand I commend my spirit, w hen 
I fall asleep, and when I awake; and with my spirit 
my body. Thou, () God, art with me and I fear 
naught. Amen. 



\ NOTHER day is past, and I have spent it in 



good health, in cheerfulness, and industry. 
How great is thy goodness, O God, and thy love! 
How much dost thou give us? Through thy grace 
I have good parents, who supply me with all I 
need, and good teachers, from whom I receive in- 
struction and useful knowledge. Receive my 
thanks, and make me wiser every day by listening 
diligently, and being obedient to the words of my 
dear parents and teachers. Forgive all my sins and 
trangressions committed in ignorance or careless- 
ness. Guard me, my parents, my brothers and 
sisters and friends, in this night against every dan- 
ger ; preserve us from evil, and refresh us with 
sweet slumber ! 



IV. 



FOR CHILDREN. 




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65 



GRACE BEFORE MEALS. 

J^E praised, O God, Ruler of the universe, who 
causeth the seed to ripen into fruit, and pro- 
videst us with so many precious things for the 
nourishment of man. For us, too, thou hast set 
a table and provided for us in thy paternal love. 
May thy holy name be praised for evermore. Amor 

GRACE AFTER MEALS. 

gE praised, O Lord, for thy boundless love, in 
which thou nourishest and sustainest all, and 
suppliest us with food and drink. Towards thee 
the eyes of every living thing are turned, that 
thou mayest prepare food for them in its season. 
Hitherto thy mercy has sustained us; O abandon 
us not henceforward either. Bless the fruits of our 
labor, and open to us thy full hand every day, that 
we may never need the gift of man. Teach us true 
gratitude, that from our abundance we may be 
alway ready to feed the hungry, and to supply 
those who are in want. Let thy blessing rest 
upon this house, and upon all those who live 
therein. Amen. 



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GRACE AFTER BANQUETS. 

J ET us praise the Lord who has supplied us of 
~^ his stores, and by whose bounty we live. 

His holy name be praised. 

Be praised, God, our Lord, Ruler of the 
universe, who feedest and sustainest all beings in 
thy all-embracing love. Thy great mercy has never 
suffered us to want for food, and in future, also? 
thou wilt sustain our life. 

AA/'E give thanks to thee, O God, for the many 



good things which thou hast given us in such 
abundance. We thank thee for the good land in 
which we live, for the liberty which we enjoy, and 
for the grace with which thou continuest to watch 
over us. For all this we render praise to thee from 
the depth of our hearts. Amen, 

TJAVE mercy, O God, on all those who are 



needy and in distress. Give sustenance to all 
who invoke thy help. Open thy own hand, that is 
ever ready to help, to us and to all thy children, 
that none may need the bitter gift from the hand 
of man. Be praised, O Lord, who supportest the 
weary, and liftest up those that are bowed down. 
Amen. 





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JgLESS in thy mercy and with thy richest bless- 
ing [the inhabitants of this house] [the newly 
married couple] each of us who are assembled 
around this table and all that is ours." Let this 
be thy holy will, to which we all will say: Amen. 

*On Sabbath and holidays add : 

And may we always hail the return of this holy 
day with a heart rejoicing in thee. 



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FUNERAL SERVICE. 
AT THE CEMETERY. 

rfyjte D^on men 

GOD, thou art our rock and our refuge; all 



thy ways are just. A God of truth without 
iniquity, just and upright art thou. O our Father, 
we know that thou lovest us with an unbounded 
love, but how deep and unfathomable are thy pur- 
poses, and who can say unto thee, What doest 
thou ? Thou rulest below and above, thou killest 
and callest into life, thou leadest man to the grave, 
and callest his immortal spirit to return unto thee ! 
Weak and mortal, how shall we dare to question 
thy wisdom and the justice of thy dispensations ! 
With a faithful heart we recognize that thou art 
righteous and thy judgment just, even when our 
eyes are dimmed with tears, even when our heart is 
sorely rent. In the fullness of our sorrow we 
praise thy holy name. In justice and love dost 
thou call man into this life; in justice and love 
dost thou close his career here below, keeping- 
charge of the departed soul, which is well preserved 
in thy hand. Thou dost not let us return to 
nothing, but showest us the path of life and givest 




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to each man according to his ways. Comfort those 
that are plunged in deep mourning, that they may 
confidently exclaim : The Lord gave, the Lord 
hath taken ; praised be the name of God ! 

The dust returneth to the earth whence it came, 
but the spirit returneth to God who gave it. 



PART SECOND. 



ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE EVE OF 
NEW YEAR'S DAY. 



Psalm cxxi. 

J^JIXISTER. I lift up mine eyes to the moun- 
tains, whence cometh my help. 

Congregation. My help cometh from God, who 
made heaven and earth. 

M. He will not suffer thy foot to stumble ; thy 
guardian does not slumber. 

C. Behold the guardian of Israel does neither 
slumber nor sleep. 

31. The Lord is thy guardian : the Lord is thy 
shade at thy right hand. 

C. The sun shall not smite thee by day nor the 
moon by night. 

31. The Lord will preserve thee from all evil. 

C. He will preserve thy life. 

M. The Lord will preserve thee when thou goest 
out and when thou comest in, from this time forth, 
and even for evermore. 

Hymn. 

Introductory Prayer, at the end of which the Congregation rise, 



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Minister. 





M. Praised be the Lord who is oraised through 
eternity. 

The Congregation resume their seats. 



TERXAL. our God. King of the universe, whose 



kingdom is everlasting and whose dominion 
endureth throughout all generations: in thy wisdom 
and goodness hast thou formed the world, and hast 
assigned to suns and stars their paths through the 
boundless oceans of space. Thou art the creator of 
day and night, of moons and years. Thou hast laid 
the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the 
work of thy hands. Everything changes and perishes. 
All thy creatures wax old like a garment by thy 
decree, but thou art the same, and thy years have 
no end. Thy fatherly love abideth with thy children 
in all the changes of their transient existence. Thou 
art our helper and our staff through bitter and sweet, 
through licrht and darkness, through life and death. 
Be praised. O Eternal, our kind guardian and keeper. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 




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Minister. 
t v t: " v: t: •• t : • " - : 

Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
One. 

Choir and Congregation. 

t v t: •• v: t: t : •. ~ : 

Minister. 

Praised be his name and his glorious kingdom for 
evermore. 

Choir and Congregation. 

njn D^i; ,t ? ino'po top d# ^n? 

Minister. 

-toi ^'?r^3i ^?"^3 sfCfJK " roD£l 
Ditl JjBttJ »5« ^#8 n^n dto wjj 
?jTO3 ^w"3 oa rn37! tpsj 1 ? dtijib^ J^? 1 ?^ 

Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God. with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
And these words which I command thee this day 
shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy children 
and speak of them when thou sittest in thy house 
and when thou walkest on the way, and when thou 
liest down, and when thou risest up. 



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RULY, thou art our God, our Rock, our Savior. 



As thou didst redeem our fathers from Egyptian 
bondage, so hast thou guarded and protected Israel 
at all times. Thy word -and thy loving promises 
have given strength and courage to our people in 
deep affliction and sore trials, and have guided us in 
safety through all clangers until this day. With a 
heart realizing thy boundless love we thank thee for 
the good land where we have found rest and shelter 
and where all alike enjoy the blessings of justice and 
peace. O spread thy tent of love and mercy over 
all those who invoke thy name, that thy kingdom 
of truth may come and bring redemption to all thy 
children. Be praised, O Eternal, Ruler of the 
universe, Savior of mankind ! 

CJioir and Congregation. Amen. 



UR God! God of our fathers, God of Abra- 



ham, Isaac and Jacob, creator of heaven and 
earth, shield of our ancestors, who hast implanted 
eternal life within us, holy God ! let all thy works 
stand in awe before thee, and all the children of men 
know and love thee, that they may all bow down 
before thee and form one congregation, wishing to 
do thy will with all their heart, and proclaim with 
us that thine is the rule, and the power and the 
force, and that thy name is high above all creatures. 
Grant, O Lord, hope to them who seek thee, in- 





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; 



spire with courage them who wait for thee, and give 
joy to all who dwell on earth; that all nations may 
flock to thy house, walk in thy light and acknowl- 
edge that they are all children of one father, that 
one God has created them. 

The just will see it and rejoice, the righteous exult, 
and vice will be struck dumb, and wickedness vanish 
like smoke. The reign of iniquity will be crushed 
on earth, and all men will render homage to thee 
alone as their king. 

Choir and Congregation. God reigneth forever, 
thy Lord, O Zion ! through all generations. Halle- 
lujah ! 

J_JEAYEXLY Father, we give thanks to thee for 
the unspeakable love and mercy with which thou 
didst select our fathers from among all nations, 
hast guided us and called us to thy service, that 
bv Israel thv holv name mi^ht be made known 
all over the earth. In thy grace we celebrate this 
Day of Memorial, to remember that thou lookest 
down from heaven and beholdest all the children of 
men, that thou hast fashioned their hearts and con- 
siderest all their works ; that thy never slumbering 
eye watcheth with fatherly love over all who fear 
thee and trust in thee. O, look down upon us in 
grace and mercy, as we lift up our hearts and our 
eyes to thee on this solemn day ! Let us remember 



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the love and piety of our forefathers and the readi- 
ness with which they were always willing to sacrifice 
all earthly goods for the glory of thy name and for 
thy truth. Let us be guided by their noble example 
and never forget the ancient promise that by the 
seed of Abraham and of Jacob all the generations of 
the earth shall be blessed. 

And thus, Eternal, our God, grant that thy king- 
dom may come speedily, that the worship of thy 
majesty and obedience to thy law may unite all thy 
children in one common bond of brotherhood and 
peace, that every creature may know that thou art 
the creator, and all may shout: " The Eternal, the 
Lord Zabaoth, is king, and his kingdom rules over 



Choir and Congregation. The Eternal, the Lord 
Zabaoth, is king, and his kingdom rules over all. 

/^\UR God and Father, we pray to thee that 



thou wouldst look with kindness and mercy 
upon Israel, thy people ; sanctify us and give us a 
pure heart that we may serve thee in truth, for thou. 
O God, art truth, and thy word is truth and abides 
forever. Be praised, O God ! king over all the earth, 
who sanctifiest [the Sabbath] Israel and the Day of 
Memorial. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



all." 




Hymn. 



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7 



RETHREN and sisters who are mourning for 



dear friends departed hence, remember your 
beloved ones and honor their names by emulating 
their noble deeds, by continuing the good works 
which they have left unfinished, by loving and 
honoring those who were loved and honored by 
them. Rise and praise with me the name of our 
Heavenly Father : 

The Mourners rise and the Minister recites the Kaddish. 



t: • t : : t - •• : -J - : * : — :• 

»£05 flyqfa .h&&tq T^-l <r WP 
rpN y*)p r [Dpi vbyg t 7^p*. 

vprfi D©nro i^ot rcsTO 

t : | : •• : T - : : 

Knonai Krihatfa Nrrvtr'i Krou^a ro 

t r : v : tt:: • t t • : t t : • t I ■ t ■• : 



Let the great name of God, the Creator, be extolled and hallowed 
throughout the universe. May his kingdom be established in your 
lifetime and in the life of the whole house of Israel. Amen f 

Let his great name be praised through all eternity. 

Praised and extolled and glorified be he who is sublime above all 
praise and all glorification that may resound in the -world. Amen ! 




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t - tt:I : ••: tt v: v I " t t : t 

ro ^mi jnorn ♦ran Noty w rf? fcp'nm 

I • t : ■ : ■• t : t : t " ~ : t t ) tt : 

now Kiruri kW ma n~n 

:•: t: _ : t - : •• t t/t 

JpN 

I " T 

-^a-^jn D»*m N-W-p Nan NDnt? rcr 

t - : •• ! •-: T~ : ? • T ~ tt: •• : 

TO 

■n#i Di^w' nw. Kin voinoa Di 1 ^ nr;* 

now "tea-^a 

: • : t t t 

J7DN 

I " T 

While the Kaddish is recited this prayer may be said by 

Those who observe the Anrii- 
Tlie Mourners : versary of their Father s or 

Mother s death : 

From the depth of my Days pass by and years 
sorrow I look up to thee, vanish, but the memory 
God and Father, who art of the just abideth. 

To all Israel, to all the righteous and to all who have been called 
hence according to God's will, may there be granted abundance of 
peace and a blissful portion in the life eternal, and grace and mercy 
by the Lord of heaven and earth. A men ! 

May he send us happiness and life. 
- May he who preserveth peace in the heavenly spheres bestow peace 
upon us and upon all his children. A men ! 



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near to all that seek thee 
with a broken heart and 
a contrite spirit ! 

In thy divine wisdom 
thou hast called hence my 
beloved 

Humbly and with silent 
resignation I bow before 
the decrees of thy holy 
will O God of Life ! 

Thou givest and takest 
away, thou sendest life 
and death. 

O, let me find comfort 
and consolation in my af- 
fliction ; teach me even 
in severest trial to confide 
in thy goodness and to 
worship thy wisdom. 

May thy holy name be 
praised and glorified by 
the glad and the sorrow- 
ful, now and for ever- 
more! Amen. 



This day, O Heavenly 
Father, specially calls to 
mind my dear departed 
father [mother] too soon 
vanished from these lov- 
ing eyes and these caress- 
ing hands. Yet never 
shall I forget him [her], 
and never would I be un- 
mindful of his [her] un- 
wearying care and multi- 
plied fidelities in which I 
have lived and moved and 
had my being. May the 
blessed influence of these 
recollections and of all 
that was noble and beau- 
tiful in him [her] be a 
constant impulse to vir- 
tue and righteousness in 
my heart, and lead me 
always to honor his [her] 
name in thought and in 
deed. Amen. 



IO 



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HE Lord our God be with us, as he was with 



our fathers ; he will not leave nor forsake us. 
Let us incline our hearts unto him, to walk in his 
ways and to remember his teachings and his com- 
mandments which lu reve lled to our fathers, that 
Israel's task may be fulfilled and all the people on 
earth may know that the Eternal is God and that 
there is none else. 

Guide us, O God, in the way of righteousness, 
smooth our path before us that we may walk in in- 
tegrity, for we are poor and destitute without tin' 
help. 

Thou art oar guardian, thou ho Ides t us by our 
right hand, thou preservest us from all evil, thou 
watchest over oar going out and our coming in, over 
our life and our peace from this time forth and even 
for evermore. 

Our help cometh from thee, O Father! who made 
heaven and earth. O send out thy light and thy 
truth, that they mav lead me; and bring; mj unto 
thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. 

Clioir and Congregation. Praise the Lord, O my 
soul ! and all that is within me, praise his holy name. 
Hallelujah! 

The Congregation rise and the Benediction is pronounced. 




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ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE MORN- 
ING SERVICE OF NEW YEAR'S DAY. 



enter thy house ; in thy fear will I worship at 
thy holy temple. O Lord ! I love the habitation of 
thy house, the place where thy glory dwelleth. I 
will bow down before thee and adore thee, O Lord ! 
my Creator. Accept my prayer at this hour, in the 
fullness of thy grace. Hear me, O God ! and afford 
me thy sure help. Amen. 



HE Eternal reigneth forever; he lias established 



his throne for judgment. He judgeth the world 
in righteousness; he administereth judgment to the 
nations in uprightness. Yea, the Eternal is a refuge 
to the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. They 
who know thy name put their trust in thee ; for thou, 
O God ! forsakest not them that seek thee. 




faith in thy infinite grace, O God ! 



Introductory Song by the Choir. 




Psalm xciii. 

M. The Eternal is king ; he is clothed with 
majesty, the Eternal is clothed with majesty, and 



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girded with strength; the world standeth firm, and 
cannot be moved. 

C. Thy throne was established of old ; thou art 
from everlasting. 

M. The floods, O Eternal, lift up, the floods, lift 
up their voice, the floods lift up their roaring. 

C. Mightier than the voice of many waters, yea, 
than the mighty waves of the sea, is the Eternal on 
high ! 

M. Thy promises are most sure ; holiness be- 
cometh thy house, O Eternal, forever! 

Hymn. 

Introductory Prayer by the Minister. 
The Congregation rise. 

Minister. 

Praise ye the Lord, to whom all praise is due. 

Choir and Congregation. 

M. Praised be the Lord, who is praised through 
eternity. 

The Congregation resume their seats. 

gE praised, O Lord, our God, Ruler of the Uni- 
verse, Creator of light and darkness ! Wisdom 
and might are thine. Thou changest the times and 
seasons. Thou pourest the light of thy sun over the 



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earth and over those who dwell thereon. Thou 
givest wisdom unto the wise and knowledge to them 
that have understanding. Thou revealest the deep 
and secret things. Thou knowest what is in the dark- 
ness : and the light dwelleth with thee. 

With great love hast thou loved us. We thank 
thee that thou didst teach our fathers the laws of 
life. O, enlighten our eyes also, make our hearts 
cling to thy precepts, and grant that we may never 
forget the holy mission for which our fathers were 
set apart, to acknowledge thee and thy unity before 
all the nations on earth. 

Happy are we ! how beautiful is our portion, how 
pleasant our lot, how blissful our inheritance ! Happy 
are we who proclaim : 

Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
One! 

t v t: *• v: t: " t : ■ ~ : 

Choir and Congregation. 

vim *♦ wribtt » 'jioty* yvv 

t v t: •• v: t: •• t : - : 

M. Praised be his name and his glorious king- 
dom for evermore. 

run aty 1 ? irvd^o td? d# *]ro 

Choir. 



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Minister. 

-tai siB^rtaa ^pffisz ?rrf?N *» natron*! 

t : ) : : - t : J : t : t : | v v: t: t : - t 5 

Dim n^n Dnyjn wi] :^txq 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with ail thy might. 
And these words which I command thee this day 
shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy children, 
and speak of them when thou sittest in thy house, 
and when thou walkest on the way, and when thou 
liest down, and when thou risest up. 



r | A RULY thou art our God, our Rock, our Savior! 

As thou didst redeem our fathers from Egypt and 
guide them in their wanderings, so hast thou guided 
us, and hast delivered us from manifold dangers. 
Therefore we praise and exalt thee in the words of 
our ancestors : 

Who is like unto thee among the mighty, O God ! 
who like thee, glorious in holiness, awe-inspiring, 
wonder-w T orking ! 

jrvti tsHpa ttk3 robs ^.^ d^\ 4 3 rboD-*a 

t v| - t : V T t t: • • T T T 

.\s 4t ?5 n&y rif?nn 



RITUAL. 

Choir and Congregation. 



irfo vripz two robs »d " D«"»ei rco3-»a 



J/. Thy throne is established for evermore. 



gE praised, our God! God of our fathers, God 
of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, thou who art 
great and mighty and supreme, the giver of all 
good gifts; thou who rememberest the pious 
deeds of the fathers, and bringest redemption and 
love to their children's children ; thou preservest our 
lives, and sufferest not our feet to stumble. 

Choir and Congregation. Remember us unto life, 
O King! who delightest in life, and enter us in the 
book of life, O God of life! 

M. Thou art our protector and helper. Be 
praised, O God, shield of Abraham ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

^J^HY power, O Lord, is boundless! Thou sus- 
tainest the living with grace, and with mercy 
redeemest the souls of thy servants from death. 




Choir a?id Congregation . 




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Thou supportest the falling, healest the sick, settest 
free the prisoners, and keepest thy faith to those who 
sleep in the dust. Who is like unto thee Almighty! 
Who can be compared unto thee, who killest and 
makest alive, and causest salvation to spring forth ! 
Be praised, O God, who hast planted eternal life 
within us ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
r THOU art holy, and thy name is holy, and thy 



So let us praise our God and exclaim : 
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts ; the whole 
earth is full of his glory. 



M. Praised be the glory of the Eternal, which fills 
the earth and the heavens ! 




worshipers daily praise tin 7 holiness. 



The Congregation rise. 



Choir and Congregation. 



Choir and Congregation. 



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17 



M. God reigneth forever, thy Lord, O Zion ! 
through all generations. Hallelujah ! 

Choir and Congregation. 

i^thji ill ii 1 ? fi*v ^ffrs etotfp n rpzp* 

Jf". Forever will we glorify thee and hallow thy 
name ; never shall thy praise vanish from our lips, 
Be praised, O holy God ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

The Congregation take their seats. 

J J EAVENLY Father, we give thanks to thee for 
the unspeakable love and mercy with which 
thou didst select our fathers from among all nations, 
hast guided us and called us to thy service, that by 
Israel thy holy name might be made known all over 
the earth. In thy grace we celebrate this Day of 
Memorial to remember that thou art our righteous 
Judge, who callest upon us to halt in the busy tur- 
moil of our daily life and to retire into the holy 
refuge of thy house, there to devote a few short 
hours to the searching of our heart and to listen to 
the correcting voice of our conscience. 

And while thus thinking of our own ways, we are 
led to remember the long wanderings of our people. 
Heavy was the burden imposed upon Israel when it 



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was driven from its home, when the visible center of 
its national and religious life was destroyed, and long 
and unspeakable were the sufferings which resulted 
from this event and which- our fathers have bravely 
endured through eighteen centuries. But the rem- 
nant of Israel was not cast away by thee on account 
of their sins, their cruel fate has rather become a 
blessing to themselves and to all mankind. Through 
Israel's constancy and fidelity that spiritual sanct- 
uary was to be erected, around which some day all 
the children of men will be gathered, and the an- 
cient promise realized that thy name and thy unit}*, 
O God. shall be recognized on the whole earth, and 
those who worship thee alone, become as numberless 
as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is upon 
the sea shore, in multitude. 

Choir and Congregation. The Lord judges the 
ends of the earth, and he gives victory unto his 
prince, and exalts the horn of his anointed. 

M. And thus Eternal, our God, grant that thy 
kingdom may come speedily, that the worship of thy 
majesty and obedience to thy law may unite all thy 
children in one common bond of brotherhood and 
peace, that even* creature may know that thou art 
the creator, and all may shout : " The Eternal, the 
Lord Zabaoth. is king, and his kingdom rules over 
all." 



RITUAL. 



19 



Choir and Congregation. The Eternal, the Lord 
Zabaoth, is king, and his kingdom rules over all. 

M. Our God and Father, we pray to thee that 
thou wouldst sanctify us and give us a pure heart that 
we may serve thee in truth, for thou, O God, art 
truth, and thy word is truth and abides forever. 
Be praised, O God! king over all the earth, who 
sanctifies [the Sabbath], Israel, and the Day of 
Memorial. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Lo, our Father's tender care 
Slumbers not, nor sleepeth, 

Gracious gifts his lavish hand 
Daily on us heapeth. 
Though fierce storms, though perils lower — 
Is not God our sheltering tower? 

Tremble not ! 
At his word the storm is still, 
Perils vanish at his will — 
And his love ordains our lot, 
Lo, our Guardian slumbers not. 

OD and Father, thou knowest the works of the 



hoary past, every secret is revealed before thee ; 
nothing is forgotten before the throne of thy glory, 
nothing hidden from thy all-seeing eye. Not a single 
creature escapes thee, not an action, not a thought, 




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not even the innermost emotion in the recesses of the 
human heart. Evervthing\ from the beginning to the 
end of times, is present before thy wisdom. Ere the 
mountains were brought forth, or the earth and 
world were formed, the order of the universe was de- 
termined by thee. And as thou leadest out the hosts 
of heaven by their number and callest them by their 
names, thus the destinies of all the children of men 
are known to thee ; the destinies of countries and na- 
tions. Before thee the veil of the future is lifted 
and thou seest what the coming season has in store 
for us; war or peace, famine or abundance, death or 
life. 0, grant that we may never forget thy justice 
and thy love, with which thou dispensest thy gifts 
to all thy children ! Thou sendest down to the grave 
and bringest up ; thou makest poor and makest rich ; 
thou bendest low and liftest up ; thou breakest the 
bow of the mighty, and girdest the feeble with 
strength. Thou weighest in justice all our deeds and 
thoughts, our steps and designs, and the very springs 
of our good and evil actions. Happy the man who 
forgets thee not ; the son of man who clings to thee. 
For they who seek thee will never stumble ; they 
who trust in thee will never be put to shame. 

At all times hast thou protected the righteous and 
destroyed the schemes of wickedness. With power- 
ful hand didst thou break the fetters of thy people 
in Egypt ; and from the house of bondage didst 



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21 



thou carry the children of Abraham, as on eagle's 
wings, and didst guide them into the land promised to 
the fathers. And thus at all times thy mercy upheld 
Israel in need and woe — as thy prophet once spoke 
in thy name : I remember thee the love of thy youth 
thy bridal attachment, when thou didst follow me 
through the wilderness, through a land that was not 
sown. My dear son is Ephraim, a beloved child. 
When I speak and think of him, my heart throbs 
with love for him. 

Remember us also in love, O God of our fathers, 
and send us salvation and blessing. Trembling 
with anxiety we stand this day at the threshold of a 
new year, wondering whether it will bring joy or 
woe to us and our beloved ones. Thy kindness and 
grace has led us hitherto ; O, do not leave nor for- 
sake us henceforth either, our heavenly father! 
Grant us life and health. Bestow upon us food, 
raiment and shelter ; bless the fruits of our labor, 
for without thy aid all our toil is vain; and may we 
never fall into the hands of man. Give us strength 
to bear the burdens imposed upon us, and may we 
never forget that all that comes from thee, evil as 
well as good, is ultimately beneficial. Grant happi- 
ness to bloom up in our hearts, in our houses, in our 
whole life. Arm the men with hardy vigor and 
sterling honesty, endow the women with virtue and 
affectionate perseverance, the young with Avhole- 



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some knowledge, and all of us with reverence for 
thee and thy holy word, which is the crown of wis- 
dom and the root of all vigor and sweetness. Bless 
our country, that it may remain forever the rock of 
freedom, the dread of tyranny, the refuge of the 
down-trodden. Bless Israel in all lands, inspire with 
courage the children of our people, where they 
still suffer for their faithfulness to thy truth ; 
stir up all hearts that they may be ready to 
make sacrifices for their faith, and enlighten all 
the eyes, that they may understand the sacrifice 
thou desirest, which is to do justly, to love mercy 
and to walk humbly with the Lord. Be with those 
O God, who are called to manage the sacred 
affairs of Israel. Teach thy servants, who minister 
for thy people, how to proclaim thy word ; grant 
that thev may turn all hearts towards thee ; eive 
them a courageous spirit that they may speak the 
truth without awe and fear; make them walk in the 
light of thy countenance, that they ma}' be worthy 
to officiate as priests in thy community, kindling 
enthusiasm in schools and temples, and as faithful 
shepherds, healing that which is sick, binding up 
that which is wounded, and bringing back that 
which is lost. 

Bless all mankind ; gather around thy banner all 
who dwell on earth, that they may all recognize 
thee, and break the yoke of delusion and sin. 



RITUAL. 



23 



May all nations become thy people, all lands thy 
Jerusalem ; remember the covenant of the fathers, 
that by their seed all the families of the earth will 
be blessed. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Lo, our Father's gracious love 
Slumbers not, nor sleepeth ; 

Trust with all thy heart in him. 
Who thy portion keepeth : 
Who till now protection granted 
And thy fortune wisely planted. 

Fear thou not ! 
God, who life and being grants 
Kindly, too. supplies our wants. 
Let but duty guide our lot 
Lo, our Guardian slumbers not. 

\ \ X E render thanks unto thee. Lord our God ! for 



our life which is in thy hand, for our souls 
which are in thy keeping, for thy providence, for tin- 
wonders which are manifested every day, for the bene- 
fits which thou showerest upon us at all times, at 
evening, morning and noon. Thv mercies never 
fail, thy kindness never ceases and we put our trust 
in thee forever. 

Be praised. O Lord ! for Goodness is thy name, 
and we shall glorify thee. 




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Our God, and God of our fathers! bless us with 
the ancient, three-fold, priestly benediction : 

May God bless thee and guard thee ! 
Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Minister. 

May God let his countenance shine upon thee and 
be gracious unto thee ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Minister. 




May God lift up his countenance upon thee and 
give thee peace ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

^"^RANT peace, happiness and blessing, grace and 
mercy to us, and to all Israel, thy people, and 
to all thy children. Bless us all, O our Father, 
with the li^ht of thv countenance! As in thv light 
thou hast given us the law of life, the love of virtue 
and justice, mercy and peace ; so may it please thee 
to bless us with thy peace at all times and in all 
seasons. Be praised, giver of peace ! 



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25 



The Congregation in silent devotion. 



O God, keep my tongue from evil, and my lips 
from uttering deceit, and grant that I may be meek 
and kind to those who bear ill-will against me ! Im- 
plant humility in my heart and strengthen me with 
faith ! Be my support when grief oppresses me, and 
my comfort in affliction ! Let truth illumine my 
path and guide me ; for thou art my God and my 
helper ; in thee I trust every day. 

M. Receive with kindness the words of my mouth 
and the meditation of my heart, O my Rock and 
my Redeemer ! O God of peace, preserve peace to 
us and to all who invoke thy holy name. Amen. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



rfro Jon D r ?i^ >nns ny&tn onv& m& 
xirr niN32f run* -rdan rfin nr Kin »d rrasn 

t : t : t - Jv v • t - 



Lift up your heads, O ye gates ! Lift yourselves up, ye everlasting 
doors ! and the King of glory shall come ! Who is this King of 
glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Sela. 



ORDER OF READING THE LAW. 



The Ark is opened. 



Choir. 




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The Congregation rise. The following sentences a*re spoken by the 
Minister and repeated by the Congregation. 

sptf7 m'cn v±o u»a* 

J V t : t t •• : - • t 

inaito W wty chh uafro was* 

T tt '* T " — ' T 

nWoi ajrn ^T^ai rf?a ua^a was* 
jD»?it2 D\»n -i-raa uaro ua'pa was* 
:ruwn rf?w "teaa uana uafro 

T * t • : v " : : t " : - • t 

:rr?a h ai rrDfie nsoa uana 133^0 was* 

tt:~: tt: - v " : " : t " : - 't 

rn-rao niaa mna uaaa wax 

t • : t • : *.•••: n : t " : ~ ' t 

nrsDi : I'^u* an irar x aian uaaa W3K 
:?]W'o *?ipi?\ pf?. D1.n u^?p wax 

The .Minister takes the Scroll from the Ark. 

:intiHp5 ia^ 1 ? rftifi fn|t^ ^na 

Give praise and glory to God for the heavenly 
light and the everlasting life he bestowed upon us. 

Our Father and King, we have sinned before thee ! 

Our Father and King, we have no king but thee ! 

Our Father and King, grant the new year to be a period of happiness ! 

Our Father and King, save our land from pestilence, war, famine, 

oppression and destruction ! 
Our Father and King, grant us a happy life ! 
Our Father and King, redeem and save us ! 
Our Father and King, give us ample sustenance ! 
Our Father and King, forgive our trespasses ! 

Our Father and King, have compassion on us and on our innocent 
children ! 

Our Father and King, give strength to Israel, thy Messiah ! 



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Choir. 

t : - : t -: : • • t : - : - 

M. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt 
his name together ! 

The Congregation take their seats. 
Choir. 

The Minister announces the portion from the Pentateuch and says 
the following Benediction before reading. 

-to ua-inaiBto th\yn wfa* " row nna 

t • t - t v — : T t I v v v: t: t - . J t 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Reading from the Thora. 

nrrin vfy |jtj D^r? wrfw » row rp-a 
rrnifin fnu » row ?jna uptrqij^ D^ij; »rri r\m 

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, 
and the victory, and the majesty ; for all that is in the heaven and 
on the earth is thine ; thine is the Kingdom, O Lord ! and thou art 
exalted high above all ! 

Be praised, O God, our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
chosen us from among the nations, and hast given us thy law. Be 
praised, giver of the law ! 

Be praised, O God, our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
given us the law of truth and hast implanted eternal life within us. 
Be praised, giver of the law ! 



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RITUAL. 



Choir. God's law is a tree of life to them that 
cling to it, and happy is every one who keepeth it. 
Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths 
are peace. 

J_JEAVENLY Father, darkness covered the earth 
and gross darkness the nations, when thou didst 
arise upon Israel and thy glory appeared to 
our people. Thou didst reveal thyself upon Mount 
Sinai, amid flames of fire, thunder and lightning, 
and cornet sounds. And to this day the sound of 
the shophar reminds us, that thy covenant was made 
not with our fathers alone, but with us. too, who 
are alive before thee, and we realize that Israel has 
been called to be a kingdom of priests and a holy 
nation. But it also inspires us with courage for the 
hot and incessant war we have to wage against un- 
truth and wickedness. Revive our confidence in 
thy help, our faith in the final victory of truth; for 
thou art our sun and our shield : thou girdest the 
faint with power, the feeble with abundant strength. 
Hasten the day when thy banner will float over the 
mountains, the cornet-call of freedom and liberty re- 
sound from one end of the globe to the other, and 
thou alone be recognized as King in all the lands. 
Be praised, O God, who acceptest with favor the 
cornet sounds of thy people. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



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Cornet and trumpet sounds. 

jnjppfl * rrjmn • D*"Dt? • n; M pn 

Sermon. 

The Congregation stand during the Closing Prayer. 
Minister. 

The Scroll is returned to the Ark, the Choir and Congregation 

chanting : 

rforyn \-z£> HP D 12 ^r^'l H*"^ 1-11,1 
:m^n i:hp D^tns" ^ v-rpq 

The Congregation take their seats. 

gRETHREN and sisters who are mourning for 
dear friends departed hence, remember your 
beloved ones and honor their names by emulating 
their noble deeds, by continuing the good works 
which they have left unfinished, by loving and 
honoring those who were loved and honored by 
them. Rise and praise with me the name of our 
Heavenly Father : 

Let all praise the name of the Lord, for his name is exalted alone. 
His glory is above the earth and the heavens. He lifts up his 
people, exalteth the glory of his worshipers, of Israel, the people 
near to him. Hallelujah ! 



30 RITUAL. 

The Mourners rise and the Minister recites the Kaddish. 

N-Q-H XCfrJfr .MT) PlpiTl TUT* 

t : • t : *t : t - •• : "| ~ S • : - - : • 

♦?rOl pWSi pOT .iTCW^PO *) ,t ??!1 •TOTp 
'o^i ipaq jqri not?' kit! .p$ 

TOl Kfclf$ DDtUV} Tfit^l!) FOB?!) ?W 

Knoroi Knnatfn wtwrt Nro-o-^s » Ntoft 

t t :. v : tt:: ■ t t * : t t : • t I ■ t • : 

W 

p HDST^n p ^3 ^1 J^pTRf ^1 ^n^! ^ 

t - t t : I : •• : t t v: v : ' P " t t . t 

» ^mi K"iDm Tun NDty »*rf? job Kp'nrn 

I • t : • : " f : t:t " ~ : tt Jtt : 

riDNl WHO NW NltD anp 

: • : t : - : t - : " f tJ t 

w 

u ,s 7^ frfa^ rr^_ Kin vaiio:? Df?2> rrfcty 

: • ; t t t 



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31 



While the Kaddish is recited this prayer may be said by 



The Mourners : 

From the depth of my 
sorrow I look up to thee, 
God and Father, who art 
near to all that seek thee 
with a broken heart and 
a contrite spirit ! 

In thy divine wisdom 
thou hast called hence my 
beloved 

H umbly and with silent 
resignation I bow before 
the decrees of thy holy 
will, O God of Life ! 

Thou givest and takest 
away, thou sendest life 
and death. 

O, let me find comfort 
and consolation in my af- 
fliction ; teach me even 
in severest trial to confide 
in thy goodness and to 
worship thy wisdom. 

May thy holy name be 
praised and glorified by 



Those who observe the Anni- 
versary of their Father s or 
Mothers death : 

Days pass by and years 
vanish, but the memory 
of the just abideth. 

This day, O Heavenly 
Father, specially calls to 
mind my dear departed 
father [mother] too soon 
vanished from these lov- 
ing eyes and these caress- 
ing hands. Yet never 
shall I forget him [her], 
and never would I be un- 
mindful of his [her] un- 
wearying care and multi- 
plied fidelities in which I 
have lived and moved and 
had my being. May the 
blessed influence of these 
recollections and of all 
that was noble and beau- 
tiful in him [her] be a 
constant impulse to vir- 
tue and righteousness in 
my heart, and lead me 



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RITUAL. 



the glad and the sorrow- always to honor his [her] 
ful, now and for ever- name in thought and in 
more! Amen. deed. Amen. 

The Congregation rise. 

jYJ^OST holy arid eternal God, Creator and Ruler 
of the world, Father and Savior of mankind ! 
Thy divine power is beyond all human conception ; 
Thy majesty extends beyond the confines of the 
earth ; thy glory is everlasting, and thy goodness 
pervadeth all thy works. Thou art, indeed, our God, 
and there is no other. Thou art One in Unity, and 
thee alone do we acknowledge as our God, our 
Father, our Savior ! 

We, therefore, bow the head and bend the knee 
and prostrate ourselves before thee, O Supreme 
King of kings ! and praise thy holy name. 

Choir and Congregation. 

ipQ OTOTO DTP 

The Congregation resume their seats. 
We fervently pray, O Lord our God ! that we may 
speedily behold the glory of thy mighty power ban- 
ishing all impurities from the earth, destroying 
idolatry and wickedness, and reforming mankind by 
thy Truth ; so that all the inhabitants of the earth 



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33 



mav invoke thy name, acknowledge thy unity, and 
understand that to thee alone every knee must bend 
and every tongue swear fealty. 

May all thy children, God, soon be united in a 
common bond of brotherhood, may the time be 
hastened when no religious differences will separate 
them, but when they will all adore thee as the uni- 
versal father, worship thee in the spirit of true re- 
ligion, and unite in proclaiming the unity of thy 
holy name. 

Thus, O God ! do thou reign over them for ever 
and ever, for the kingdom is thine, and unto thee 
appertain power and glory and majesty from ever- 
lasting to everlasting. As it is written, " The Eternal 
shall reign forever and ever, the Eternal shall be 
king over all the earth ; on that day shall God be 
acknowledged one, and his name, one." 

Closing Song. 

The Congregation rise and the Benediction is pronounced. 



34 



RITUAL. 



ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE EVE OF 
THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. 

Introductory by the Choir. 

Psalm cxxx. 

In deep distress I cry to thee, 

Lord God ; O hear my wailing. 
Thy gracious ear incline to me, 

And make my prayer availing. 
On our misdeeds in mercy look ; 
O deign to blot them from thy book, 
Or who can stand before thee? 



Thy sovereign grace and boundless love 
Make thee, O Lord, forgiving ; 

Our purest thoughts and deeds but prove 
Sin in our hearts is living. 

None in thy sight guiltless .appear ; 

All who abide in hope must fear, 
And humbly trust thy mercy. 



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35 



Thou canst be merciful while just ; 

This is my hope's foundation ; 
On thy redeeming grace I trust ; 

Grant me then, thy salvation. 
Shielded by thee, I stand secure ; 
Thy word is firm, thy promise sure ; 
And I rely upon thee. 

Like them who watch from midnight's hour 

To hail the dawning morrow, 
I wait for thee, I trust thy power, 

Unmoved by doubt or sorrow. 
So thus let Israel hope in thee ; 
And he shall find thy mercy free, 

And thy redemption plenteous. 

Where all the greatest sins abound, 

By grace they are exceeded ; 
Thy helping hand is always found 

With aid when aid is needed. 
Thy hand, the only hand to save, 
Will rescue Israel from the grave, 
And pardon his transgressions. 

The Congregation rise. 

J/. Pardon shall be granted to all the congrega- 
tion of Israel and to the stranger that sojourn.eth 
among them, for all the people were in ignorance. 



36 RITUAL. 

*3 "DDlna nan nto '^t" *ej rryrtzh rf?wi 

T : t - '• - : " t ; • •• : - T : - : • : 

T t : • T T t : 

Choir and Congregation, 

♦3 'Mina nan njm ^anc" *J3 nnjrw n^DJi 

t t : t t : 

J/. Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this 
people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, 
and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt 
even until now ! 

rtrwipj *W£P1 ^IJp n;n Djfii | nt^d 

:n:n-ip DniCDO nrn Djft 

t — ; . - . . . . . _ T 

Choir and Congregation. 

And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to 
thy word. 

M. Be praised, Eternal, our God, ruler of the 
world, who hast kept us alive and preserved us. and 
brought us to this hour. 

ugjpn ysnnc* 'Efrtyii tfTfr£ » nm qnj 

Choi?' and Congregation. Amen. 

Sermon. 

The Congregation rise when the Closing Prayer begins. 



RITUAL. 



37 



Minister. 

Praise ye the Lord to whom all praise is due ! 

Choir and Congregation. 

J/. Praised be the Lord, who is praised through 
eternity. 

The Congregation resume their seats. 

PATERNAL, our God, King of the universe, we 
praise thee for the outward glories and wonders 
by which we are surrounded ; for this earth which 
thou hast made our dwelling-place, for the heavens 
which are spread out above us. We thank thee for 
the gifts of each changing season, the rich provision 
of thy bounty, filling the world with food and Had- 
ness. Thy glory is revealed in the stars which shine 
upon us through the depths of space, thy wisdom 
and goodness in every blade of grass and every 
flower and fruit of the earth : and in all this outward 
nature thou hast set the visible testimonies of thy 
presence and thy love. For this we praise thee, 
Lord, with glad and grateful spirits. And we praise 
thee with yet deeper thankfulness that thou re- 
vealest thy loving-kindness in the hearts of thy 
children. With unchanging love hast thou guided 



38 RITUAL. 

thy people, Israel, to that truth w hich teaches man 
to live for more than what is earthly, reaching ever 
towards that which is above, and finding his home 
and his rest in thee. We pray that we may never 
prove unworthy of thy love, O Father, our kind 
guardian and keeper. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Minister. 

t v t: v: t: •* T s • ^ ~ i 

Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is 
One. 

Choir and Congregation. 

ma ** urfat *♦ "Tine* yatf 

t v t: •• y: t: •• t : • ~ - : 

Minister. 

Praised be his name and his glorious kingdom for 
evermore. 

Choir and Congregation. 

njfl o^iy"? SrtdTQ H33 o# 

Minister. 

t : ) : ; - t : J : t : t : | V . : r. ■■ t : - t ; 

Di»n rjivp ^n* rf^O onrtn vrn sjlittp 
?j]T33 ^i!)3#3 03 rn3-n ^3*? orgrn j^no 1 ?-^: 
^1*531 ^33^31 Sfjp ?J£i3>31 



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39 



Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with ail thy might. 
And these words which I command thee this day 



and speak of them when thou sittest in thy house, 
and when thou walkest on the way, and when thou 
liest down, and when thou risest up. 

T^RULY thou art our God and none besides. As 



thou didst redeem our fathers from Egyptian 
bondage, so hast thou guarded and protected Israel 
at all times. Thy word and thy loving promises 
have given strength and courage to our people in 
deep affliction and sore trials, and have guided us in 
safety through all dangers until this day. Thou 
providest us with all we need and hast compassion 
on our soul. And when we approach thy heavenly 
throne laden with sins and bowed down with the 
consciousness of our iniquity, we are lifted up by 
thy fatherly love, which does not refuse to receive 
the repentant sinner in grace and mercy. For thou 
doest not wish the death of the sinner, but that he 
may return from his evil way and live. Thus we 
trust that thou wilt receive us also with love, and 
redeem us from the thraldom of our misdeeds. Be 
praised, O God, our kind guardian and redeemer ! 

Clioir and Congregation. Amen. 



shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy children, 




40 



RITUAL. 



UR God! God of our fathers. God of Abra- 



ham. Isaac and Jacob, creator of heaven and 
earth, shield of our ancestors, who hast implanted 
eternal life within us, holy God ! let all thy works 
stand in awe before thee, and all the children of men 
know and love thee, that they may all bow down 
before thee and form one congregation, wishing to 
do thy will with all their heart, and proclaim with 
us that thine is the rule, and the power and the 
force, and that thy name is high above all creatures. 

Grant, O Lord, hope to them who seek thee, in- 
spire with courage them who wait for thee, and give 
joy to all who dwell on earth ; that all nations may 
flock to thy house, walk in thy light and acknowl- 
edge that they are all children of one father, that 
one God has created them. 

The just will see it and rejoice, the righteous exult, 
and vice will be struck dumb, and wickedness vanish 
like smoke. The reign of iniquity will be crushed 
on earth, and all men will render homage to thee 
alone as their king. 

Choir and Congregation. God reigneth forever, 
thy Lord. O Zion ! through all generations. Halle- 
lujah ! 

31. Heavenly Father, we give thanks to thee for 
the crreat love and mercv with which thou didst 

o - 

select our fathers from among all nations, hast 
guided us and called us to thy service, that by Israel 




RITUAL. 41 

thy holy name might be made known all over the 
earth. In thy grace we celebrate this Day of Atone- 
ment that we may examine and purify our hearts, 
confess our sins before thee, and resolve to walk for- 
ever in the light of thy countenance, O merciful 
Father, who art willing to make our sins vanish like 
a dissolving cloud, and hast shown thy grace to 
Israel in the long and wonderful career from Egypt 
to this day. 

CJioir and Congregation. As a father has compas- 
sion on his children, so God, the Lord, has compas- 
sion on us. 

31. Eternal, our God, grant that thy kingdom may 
come speedily, that the worship of thy majesty and 
obedience to thy law ma}' unite all thy children in 
one common bond of brotherhood and peace, that 
every creature may know that thou art the Creator, 
and all may shout : The Eternal, the Lord Zabaoth. 
is king, and his kingdom rules over all. 

Choir and Congregation. The Eternal, the Lord 
Zabaoth is kino; and his kingdom rules over all. 

31. O God, God of our fathers, most righteous 
and merciful God, who art of purer eyes than to 
behold iniquity, who searchest our hearts and 
lookest into its deepest recesses ; we have all sinned 
in thought, and word, and deed, and we have come 
short of what we well knew to be our duty. We 



42 



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have not loved our neighbor as we ought, nor always 
done to others as we would that they should do to 
us. We have not sought first virtue and righteous- 
ness, and been contented -with our daily bread, but 
have been careful and troubled about many things 
while we have neglected the things which were 
needful for our peace. We have run into tempta- 
tion, and the sin which we should have hated we 
have committed in thy sight. Forgive us, O most 
merciful father, according to the fullness of thy 
grace, and turn us away from evil. Sanctify our 
spirits, and shed abroad thy love in our hearts. 
Thou wilt give us all things needful for thy service; 
keep us, we pray thee, from sinful discontent and 
care. Help us to watch against temptation, and to 
stand against every assault of evil. Remember not 
our transgressions but judge us according to thy 
loving promise: I, I efface thy guilt, for my own 
sake; thy sins I will remember no longer; they 
shall vanish like a cloud ; return to me, I will re- 
deem thee. 

O Lord, grant that we may serve thee without 
fear, in holiness and righteousness, that we may 
walk in thy truth all the days of our life ; for thou 
art the God of our salvation and in thee we trust 
forever. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



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43 



M. Our God and Father, we pray to thee that 
thou wouldst look with kindness and mercy upon 
Israel, thy people ; sanctify us and give us a pure 
heart that we may serve thee in truth. Forgive our 
sins, O God, who delightest in pardoning the re- 
pentant sinner. Be praised, O God, who forgivest 
our transgressions, king of the earth, who sanctifiest 
[the Sabbath] Israel and the Day of Atonement. 

C/ioir and Congregation. Amen. 



Minister, 

Ktrm "u^rts 'tfrrfrp 'wni^ rr^a 



Congregation. 
.. . _ t _ : 


Minister. 


• t t - : 




•• t t - : 












t - : 





O God, God of our fathers, pardon us, forgive us, cover our guilt. 

We are thy people, thou art our* king ; we are thy children, thou 
art our father ; we are thy possession, thou art our portion ; we are 
thy nock, thou art our shepherd ; we are thy vineyard, thou art our 
keeper ; we are thy beloved, thou art our friend. 



44 RITUAL. 

wrhsefa ton nn k \ 4 i '-ow ^sd wo* uk •□♦onh 160 
□tynn 'mo •unto w>±> ?on ion nan* n 1 ? 

- : • _ : • • t • : J y t : t t t t • 

wrfrH » ^iti? iDf? una* |w' iii:nnp 
^ undd tf7j uto Dfnif wnag , n L 7N t, i 

T T 

The Congregation rise. 
Choir and Congregation. 

won 

T T 

Minister. 

t - t t •• : • : - : t t " •• t - 

Dtyj pk d^i nv^D rrrdi 'pa mn ^3 fcW 

t : v t t 1 t t : I •• 1 v t " : _ t 

•; : pin *.T p3i sp## -0:? inp: par; -ps 
'ynKon ^3 n'Tpnc' wjrittg ♦if?**}. tfif?s 
n W's ^3 ufr 133m '«»nw ^3 tfr'nnrn 

t : t t : - : —. t t t : • : 

We are stiff-necked, thou art forbearing ; we are sinful, thou art 
merciful ; our days are like a fleeting shadow, thou art eternal. May 
our prayer reach thee, O God, God of our fathers turn not away from 
our supplication. We are not so impudent as to say before thee, we 
are righteous and guiltless ; surely, we have sinned. 

We have sinned. 

Thou knowest the mysteries of the world, the most hidden secrets 
of all the living. Thou searchest the recesses of the heart, and 
knowest all its emotions. Nothing escapes thy scrutinizing eye. 
May thy mercy, O God, cover all our sins and transgressions with the 
veil of forgiveness. 



RITUAL. 



45 



The following sentences are spoken by the Minister and repeated by 
the Congregation. 

whfaap piTD ^>2py i^ip jw' u&?d wdk 
j^a'p no 1 ?^' now? unflfjo u#?d won 

inxrn pan Oirv 'nfa tf? Di^'i crn rn v±>n wok 

ajQjrtn n*3") wo 1 ?!? won 
:^7UO fri i^o won 
:t]DD Drf? jn wo 1 ?!? won 

•Wriin M tf? *s •roitf? rriN woy nfcw wo^a won 

: t t: I : t t ^' ~\ " : ~ • t 

twrfrN win ro;n nm 

The Congregation take their seats. 

jgRETHREX and sisters who are mourning for 
dear friends departed hence, remember your 
beloved ones and honor their names by emulating 
their noble deeds, by continuing the good works 
which they have left unfinished, by loving and 
honoring those who were loved and honored by 
them. Rise and praise with me the name of our 
Heavenly Father : 

Our Father and King, harken to our voice, and receive our prayers 
with grace. Make us return to thee in true repentance. Send 
us thy blessings. Ordain life and peace for us and all who dwell in 
this land. Heal the sick of this nation. Give abundance to all 
sections. Give every family its daily bread. 

O God, show us a token of grace ; in thee we hope ; thou wilt 
answer us, O Lord. 



46 RITUAL. 

The Mourners rise and the Minister recites the Kaddish. 

t : • t . t : t - •• : ~\ ~ : ' : — : • 

p-WOi pO'Tp .Fiptf7Q rj^pi AOUTp 
now 3np T prai tf$£3 'Tiqi^ n«3r^7l 

♦afafa D^ 1 ? TOO K3T1 nOB^ N.T .TDK 

• t • : t : - t : | - t : t - •• : •• ; J t 

T|C«?n KtWp) DDiTfl "T^STO rare"? rpjatf 

t : I : • : t - : " s • • ' 

wtoHji mrts&n NrWi nj-o-d-^ tfyft 

tt:y: tt:: • T T * : t t : • T - I ■ t •• : 

now Kotya n*oin 

: • : t : t- : I t • -: - 

m 

p iosr*n |o s 3 fcsymt s >! 1 s >! 
«an xo^' Tin'? Nrr'wn rtrnjro pin Noty 

t - tt:I : •• : tt v: v ^ : ■ I •■ t t : *t 

re remi jnorn ♦n*n NOty **rr? too Kp^m 

I • t : ■ : " t : t ; t " - : t t | tt : 

now wnw nW xio mp 

: • : *t : - : t - : t t| t 

m 

-^o-^m o w m nW-|o Jen Nre s :r n.t 

t - : •• t •-; t - : ! • t ~ tt: •• : 

npw U*05? 

m 

'^1 tf&J oi^ nfe wn VD1103 Dr?e>' ntr;' 

now viTbs 

: ' : r t t 



RITUAL 



47 



While the Kaddish is recited this prayer may be said by 

Those ivho observe tJie Anni- 
The Mourners : verseiry of their Father s or 

Mother s death : 



From the depth of my 
sorrow I look up to thee, 
God and Father, who art 
near to all that seek thee 
with a broken heart and 
a contrite spirit ! 

In thy divine wisdom 
thou hast called hence my 
beloved 

H umbly and with silent 
resignation I bow before 
the decrees of thy holy 
will, God of Life! 

Thou givest and takest 
away, thou sendest life 
and death. 

O, let me find comfort 
and consolation in my af- 
fliction : teach me even 
in severest trial to confide 
in thy goodness and to 
worship thy wisdom. 

May thy holy name be 
praised and glorified by 



Days pass by and years 
vanish, but the memory 
of the just abideth. 

This day, O Heavenly 
Father, specially calls to 
mind my dear departed 
father [mother] too soon 
vanished from these lov- 
ing eyes and these caress- 
ing hands. Yet never 
shall I forget him [her], 
and never would I be un- 
mindful of his [her] un- 
wearying care and multi- 
plied fidelities in which I 
have lived and moved and 
had my being. May the 
blessed influence of these 
recollections and of all 
that was noble and beau- 
tiful in him [her] be a 
constant impulse to vir- 
tue and righteousness in 
my heart, and lead me 



4 8 



RITUAL. 



the glad and the sorrow- 
ful, now and for ever- 
more! Amen. 



always to honor his [her] 
name in thought and in 
deed. Amen. 



^J^HE Lord our God be with us, as he was with 
our fathers; he will not leave nor forsake us. 
Let us incline our hearts unto him, to walk in his 
ways and to remember his teachings and his com- 
mandments which he revealed to our fathers, that 
Israel's task may be fulfilled and all the people on 
earth may know that the Eternal is God and that 
there is none else. 

Guide us, O God. in the way of righteousness, 
smooth our path before us that we may walk in in- 
tegrity, for we are poor and destitute without tin- 
help. 

Thou art our guardian, thou boldest us by our 
right hand, thou preservest us from all evil, thou 
watchest over our ^oin^ out and our coming in, over 
our life and our peace from this time forth and even 
for evermore. 

Our help cometh from thee, O Father! who made 
heaven and earth. O send out thy light and thy 
truth, that thev may lead me ; and brin^ me unto 
thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. 

Closing Song. 

The Congregation rise and the Benediction is pronounced. 



RITUAL. 



49 



ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE DAY OF 
ATONEMENT. 

MORNING SERVICE. 

J^ECEIVE us graciously, our God and father, in 
thy house, where we gather on this holiest of 
days, like members of one great family, to renew 
our faith and strengthen our confidence in thee and 
to tie again the bonds of love and friendship, which 
may have been weakened in the busy turmoil and 
the manifold temptations of our daily life. O, grant 
thy blessing to rest upon our holy work, that we 
may praise thee not only with our lips, but by puri- 
fying our hearts, by making a sacrifice of our passions, 
and by removing every wickedness from our inner- 
most thoughts. With a troubled heart we appear 
before thee, knowing our unworthiness. We w T ould 
use these solemn hours of quiet to examine our 
deeds, to search our hearts and to return to thee, 
never again to be disobedient to our loving father. 
Hear our supplications and accept with grace the 
prayers offered on this day, from morning till even- 
ing. Hear us, O God ! be merciful to us and afford 
us thy sure help ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Hymn. 



50 ' RITUAL. 

^y^E adore the Lord of the universe, who reigned 
before anything that is formed was created. 

When all was finished according to his pleasure, 
then was his name proclaimed as king. 

And after all things shall have ceased to exist, he 
alone will reign supreme. 

He was, is, and will be in majesty. 

He is One, nor is there a second to be compared 
or associated with him. 

He is without beginning and without end, and his 
alone is power and dominion. 

He is my God and my living redeemer, the rock 
of my position in the day of distress. 

He is also my standard and my refuge ; the por- 
tion of my cup when I call. 

Into his hand I commit my spirit, when I fall 
asleep, and when I awake ; 

And with my spirit my body ; God is with me, and 
I will not fear. 

Clioir. Into thy hand I commit my spirit ; thou 
redeemest me, O God of truth. 

Psalm xvi. 

Recited alternately by the Minister and the Congregation. 

Guard me, O God, for I trust in thee. 
I have said to the Eternal, thou art my Lord ; I 
have no happiness without thee ! 



RITUAL. 



51 



God is my portion and my cup ; thou dividest my 



My portion has fallen to me in pleasant places ; 
yea, I have a goodly inheritance. 

I will praise the Lord who careth for me ; yea, in 
the night my heart admonishes me. 

I set God before me at all times ; since he is at 
my right hand, I shall not fall. 

Therefore my heart is glad, and my spirit re- 
joiceth, even my flesh dwelleth in security. 

For thou wilt not give up my soul to the grave, 
nor wilt thou suffer thy pious ones to see destruction. 

Thou wilt show me the path of life ; in thy pres- 
ence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand are 
pleasures for evermore. 



LORD of all worlds, not in reliance upon our 



deserts do we pray to thee, but trusting in thy 
infinite mercy. What are we? What is our life? 
What is our virtue and our justice? What is our 
aid and our strength ? Like the blind we err in 
darkness. The next moment may end our work, 
and our firmest resolves, our proudest schemes, are 
gone. What, then, could we boast before thee, O 
Lord, our God, God of our fathers? Truly our 



lot. 




52 



RITUAL. 



heroes are as naught before thee, and the men of 
fame as though they had never been, the learned as 
without knowledge, and the wise as without reason ; 
and whatever we are, O God, we are through thee 
and thy divine help. 

"JpHOU, O God, hast sent us into the world to 
live according to thy will. Thou hast given 
us our soul spotless and pure, a ray of thine own 
divine light, and thou guardest it in us until the dust 
returneth to the dust and the spirit to thee, its cre- 
ator. As long as our soul is within us we will adore 
the,e by a virtuous and noble life, and we pray that, 
when thou wilt call us hence, we may appear before 
thee in the clean garments of probity and goodness. 
Be praised, our God, who hast given us an immortal 
soul ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

The Congregation rise. 
Minister. 

Praise ye the Lord, to whom all praise is due. 

Choir and Congregation. 

run tiiy 1 ? ypob J ^n? 

M. Praised be the Lord, who is praised through 
eternity. 

The Congregation resume their seats. 



RITUAL. 



53 



J^E praised, O Lord, our God, Ruler of the uni- 
verse, Creator of light and darkness ! Wisdom 
and might are thine. Thou changest the times and 
seasons. Thou pourest the light of thy sun over the 
earth and over those who dwell thereon. Thou 
givest wisdom unto the wise and knowledge to them 
that have understanding. Thou revealest the deep 
and secret things. Thou knowest what is in the dark- 
ness : and the light dwelleth with thee. 

With great love hast thou loved us. We thank 
thee that thou didst teach our fathers the laws of 
life. O, enlighten our eyes also, make our hearts 
cling to thy precepts, and grant that we may never 
forget the holy mission for which our fathers were 
set apart, to acknowledge thee and thy unity before 
all the nations on earth. 

Happy are we ! how beautiful is our portion, how 
pleasant our lot, how blissful our inheritance ! Happy 
are we who proclaim : 

Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One ! 

nna » wnhH » rats' 

t v t: " v: t: •• t : * - : 

Choir and Congregation. 

t v t: •• v: t: •• t : ~ - : 

M. Praised be his name and his glorious king- 
dom for evermore. 



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Choir. 
Minister. 

Di*n ^vp »5jk rr^n on:rjn vrn SfiK? 

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 
And these words which I command thee this day 
shall be in thy heart. Teach them unto thy children, 
and speak of them when thou sittest in thy house, 
and when thou walkest on the way, and when thou 
liest down, and when thou risest up. 

^jpRULY thou art our God, our Rock, our Savior! 

As thou didst redeem our fathers from Egypt and 
guide them in their wanderings, so hast thou guided 
us. and hast delivered us from manifold dangers. 
Therefore we praise and exalt thee in the words of 
our ancestors : 

Who is like unto thee among the mighty, O God ! 
who like thee, glorious in holiness, awe-inspiring, 
wonder-working ! 

sou eHpa ttkj reba >a » d^*o rboa-na 

t V| ~ t : v t t t: • ■ ■ t t t 



RITUAL. 



Choir a?id Congregation. 



JOU tflpa TRO H3b3 »D » D^N3 rDQ^Q 

t v| ~ t : v t t t: • •• t t t 



Jf". Thy throne is established for evermore. 



JI)E praised, our God! God of our fathers, God 
of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, thou who art 
great and mighty and supreme, the giver of all 
good gifts; thou who rememberest the pious 
deeds of the fathers, and bringest redemption and 
love to their children's children ; thou preservest our 
lives, and sufferest not our feet to stumble. 

Choir and Congregation. Remember us unto life, 
O King! who delightest in life, and enter us in the 
book of life, O God of life! 

M. Thou art our protector and helper. Be 
praised, O God, shield of Abraham ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



Choir and Congregation. 




^HY power, O Lord, is boundless! Thou sus- 
tainest the living with grace, and with mercy 
redeemest the souls of thy servants from death. 



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Thou supportest the falling, healest the sick, settest 
free the prisoners, and keepest thy faith to those who 
sleep in the dust. Who is like unto thee, Almighty! 
Who can be compared unto thee, who killest and 
makest alive, and causest salvation to spring forth ! 
Be praised, O God, who hast planted eternal life 
within us ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

/ "JpHOU art holy, and thy name is holy, and thy 
worshipers daily praise thy holiness. 

The Congregation rise. 

So let us praise our God and exclaim : 
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts ; the whole 
earth is full of his glory. 

Choi)' and Congregation. 

M. Praised be the glory of the Eternal, which fills 
the earth and the heavens ! 

noipzpp » td? ifra 

Choir and Congregation. 

riDlpzpp n td? tpz 



RITUAL. 



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M. God reigneth forever, thy Lord, O Zion ! 
through all generations. Hallelujah ! 



tftthp ini in*? \n tzfrty 1 ? i\ rpw 



fflthji in} in 1 ? p>¥ ^rf?$ D'Jttft » rpv\ 



M. Forever will we glorify thee and hallow thy 
name ; never shall thy praise vanish from our lips, 
Be praised, O holy God ! 



GOD, let all thy works stand in awe before 



thee, and all the children of men know and 
love thee, that they may all bow down before thee 
and form one congregation, wishing to do thy will 
with all their heart, and acknowledge with us that 
thine is the rule, and the power and the force, and 
that thy name is high above all creatures. 

Grant, O, Lord, hope to them who seek thee, in- 
spire with courage them who wait for thee, and give 
joy to all who dwell on earth ; that all nations may 
flock to thy house, walk in thy light and and ac- 
knowledge that they are all children of one father, 
that one God has created them. 

The just will see it and rejoice, the righteous 
exult, and vice will be struck dumb, and wickedness 
vanish like smoke, the reign of iniquity will be 



Choir and Congregation . 



The Congregation take their seats. 




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crushed on earth, and all men will acknowledge thee 
alone as their king. 

Choir and Congregation. God reigneth forever, 
thy Lord, O Zion, through all generations. Halle- 
lujah ! 

J_JEAVENLY Father, we give thanks to thee for 
the unspeakable love and mercy with which thou 
didst select our fathers from among all nations, 
hast guided us and called us to thy service, that 
by Israel thy holy name might be made 1 •en o w n 
all over the earth. In thy grace we celebrate this 
Day of Atonement, that we may examine and purify 
our heart, confess our sins before thee and resolve 
to walk forever in the light of thy countenance, and 
thus return to our daily life purified and forgiven by 
thee according to thy promise : On this day you 
will be forgiven and cleansed from all your sins, and 
become pure before the Lord. Seek the Lord while 
he may be found ; call upon him while he is near ; 
let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous 
man his thoughts, and let him return to the Lord, 
and he will have mercy upon him ; to our God, for 
he will abundantly pardon. For high as the heavens 
are above the earth, so are my thoughts above your 
thoughts. As rain and snow come down from 
heaven, and return not thither ere they have watered 
the earth and given seed to the sower and bread to 



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the eater, so shall my word be which cometh from 
me ; it shall not return unto me void ; but it shall 
accomplish that which I will, and it shall prosper in 
the thing whereto I sent it. 

/^UR God and father, thou hast called us, and we 



have come before thee, thou hast summoned 
us to appear before thy judgment, and here we are, 
obedient to thy voice. But how can we dare to 
speak before thee, how can we undertake to justify 
ourselves ! When we look up to thee and consider 
thy purity and holiness, must we not shrink from 
examining the dark recesses of our innermost heart ? 
Realizing our unworthiness, we blush with shame 
and are bowed down with humiliation ; for we know 
that we cannot clear ourselves in thy sight. 

But thou, O Father, searchest and knowest us ; 
thou compassest our paths, and art acquainted with 
all our ways. Nothing is hidden before thee, not 
even our most secret thoughts. Therefore thou 
dost not call us that we should justify ourselves, 
but that we should realize our unworthiness and 
confess our sins ; and this day of judgment is ap- 
pointed not that thou shouldst judge us, but that 
we should judge ourselves in the sanctifying influ- 
ence of thy holy spirit. Thou dost not wish to 
punish, but to pardon. Thou wilt not destroy us 




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by the fire of thy wrath, but thou wilt purify us in 
the flame of thy love. Thou wilt not annihilate us 
by the thunderbolt of thy anger, but make us return 
to thee by the trumpet-call of thy justice. 

Lord, our God, though trembling before thee, we 

7 O O ' 

hope in thee ; though bending down in the dust 
before thy face, we look up with trust to thy holy 
throne; though dumb before the call of thy judg- 
ment, we wait for the light of thy grace. We feel with 
pain the heavy load of our sins ; renew our strength, 
God, that we may shake off their yoke from our 
shoulders. Judge us according to thy mercy ; purify 
us by thy love, and grant that this sacred day may 
make a lasting impression upon us. Grant that we 
may find our way back to thee before our last hour 
appears and it will be too late for repentance and 
atonement. Let us not die, God, in our guilt, 
and let every hour be to us as the hour of death, 
which calleth us to appear before thy face. Let us 
hasten to return to our loving father in deep humility 
and contrition, and firmly resolved to mend our 
ways, let us confess before our God : 

The Congregation rise. 

We have sinned. 

Choir and Congregation. 
The Congregation resume their seats. 



RITUAL. 6 1 

nfr rrw poiDD ^s^'aoi spcfisap irp 

t - t t •* : ■ - : _ : t •-" t " t 

tfrjft n^i pK :3*?5 m^? fnim 793 n-jn ^3 £>3in 
fUO VT p31 "W "TOW P#1 xl'?^ 
•wirwDrj 1^ rfrcw nycnas Tfw. w*P$ 
:mv$ ^3 ^ 1^ "^33ni 'UTitiu^s u^rrprn 

The following sentences are spoken by the Minister and repeated by 
the Congregation. 

W] ^3? WHtotTV? ty_ 

v t - t : I v t : t t : " ^- 

• t t : - : ■■ : | v t : t t V : " 

We have sinned ; we have turned from the right path ; we have 
done evil. We have neglected thy good commandments to our own 
harm. In all that may befall us we acknowledge thy justice ; for 
thine is the truth, and we have forsaken it. 

Thou knowest the mysteries of the world, the most hidden secrets 
of all the living. Thou searchest the recesses of the heart, and 
knowest all its emotions. Nothing escapes thy scrutinizing eye. 
May thy mercy, O God, cover all our sins and transgressions with the 
veil of forgiveness. 

O, forgive our sins, whether we have committed them wantonly or 
carelessly, consciously or unconsciously, secretly or openly, Forgive 
our transgressions in thoughts, words, or deeds ! 



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The Congregation in silent devotion. 



GOD and Father, maker of heaven and earth. 



I bow myself before thee in lowly adoration 
and prayer, and in the presence of thy perfect holi- 
ness I would penitently acknowledge my sins, seek- 
ing help and deliverance, desiring to learn what is 
thy will concerning me, and resolving to devote my- 
self more faithfully to thy holy service. 

O God of ceaseless goodness and mercy, on this 
sacred spot, on the holiest of days, invited by thy 
fatherly love to come to thee I cover my face in 
shame that I have been so ungrateful, and so slow 
to hearken to thy call which goeth forth on every 
day and at every hour. I have sinned against my 
knowledge and my resolves, against thy promises 
and thv warnings. Thy infinite ^race has Hven me 
life and endowed me with power over all living 
things, and made me for no meaner happiness than 
the enjoyment of the heavenly life in thee. Yet I 
have set my heart on lower things, and have been 
led away by desires and purposes which I could not 
ask thee to bless. Not did I strive to know thy 
word and thy truth, and manifest such knowledge 
in all my words and deeds : not was it my ambition 
to acquire sacred and imperishable wealth : but the 
aim of my life has been to satisfy sensual desires 
and to gather the goods of this world, which I have 
worshiped as my idol. For pleasure and for gain I 




RITUAL. 



6 3 



have toiled with all the strength of my soul. To 
them I have given my thoughts and my labor year 
after year, by day and by night, at my lying down 
and at my rising up. How few were the hours de- 
voted to thee and thy word, how scarce the moments 
used for intellectual, spiritual and moral improve- 
ment ! And what is man, what is his strength, what 
are his prospects, without thy assistance? Is not 
everything I am and have, thine? Thou hast 
watched over me and cared for me, from the begin- 
ning of that life which thy goodness first bestowed. 
Thou providest for my daily needs, the food that 
supports me, the repose that restores my wearied 
powers, my raiment and habitation, and all the fruits 
of my labor. From thee all my joys and comforts 
come ; and thou crownest my days with loving-kind- 
nesses and tender mercies. And when my joy is 
taken from me for a season, and my pathway is 
darkened, and thou triest me with affliction, still I 
am sure that it has been in mercy that thou hast so 
dealt with me ; and if thou sendest me forth to sow 
in tears, bearing precious seed, I shall yet return 
again with rejoicing, bringing my sheaves with me. 
But how little, O Father, did I appreciate thy 
boundless love and mercy. In the abundance of 
earthly goods and when my most ardent wishes were 
fulfilled, I praised not thee, but myself, boasted of 
my wisdom, my strength, and my industry, and for- 



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got to show my gratitude and to repay part of my 
indebtedness, by assisting those of thy children who 
were less favored than I. And in the midst of trials 
and sorrows I murmured against thy wise rule, 
looked with envy at the success of evil doers and 
complained that thou hadst forsaken me, while it 
was my own folly and the evil inclination of my 
heart that had plunged me in misery. For I walked 
after the desires of my eyes and was guided by the 
blind impulses of my passions, despising those en- 
joyments which spring from the consciousness of 
duty well fulfilled, of human dignity preserved, of 
self-esteem exalted, and from the sweet approbation 
of conscience. How shamefully did I neglect these 
real enjoyments which make man truly happy, for 
the wild excitement of an hour, for the hasty 
draught from the cup of such pleasures which end in 
gall and wormwood. And thus I indulged in im- 
pure thoughts and guilty desires, carelessly consum- 
ing the very marrow of my bodily and spiritual 
health, and wasting the splendid opportunities 
placed within my reach, to become a useful member 
of the family of the community. 

With deep humiliation do I remember how often 
in unbridled frivolity I violated the reverence due 
to thee and thy holy name. That holy name whose 
honor and glory fills the whole world and which no 
creature should dare to pronounce without a thrill 



RITUAL. 



65 



of devotion, without awe and adoration — that holy 
name I bore on my lips numberless times, as a 
hollow utterance, thoughtlessly ; I used it as a sanc- 
tion for vows which had no echo in my heart, and 
often remained unfulfilled. I profaned it by using 
it as a seal to the very resolutions of anger and pas- 
sion and revenge ; to curses and imprecations, and 
the abominations of religious intolerance. 

I have also forgotten my duty to my fellow-men, 
and my conscience does witness against me. I re- 
member with shame my shortcomings to some who 
are still among the living, and to others who now 
rest in the grave. How often did I requite with in- 
gratitude the sweet self-sacrificing love of my father 
and mother, instead of treating them with profound 
reverence and tender consideration. My disobedi- 
ence, my cold indifference, caused those eyes to 
shed tears of grief and agony which had w r atched 
through so many nights at the side of my cradle ; 
wounded and perhaps broke the heart which never 
grew weary in its love, and which had set its dearest 
and brightest hopes in the beloved child. 

And the dear companion placed by thee at my 
side in inseparable union, to share my joys and sor- 
rows, and to support and comfort me in all the 
storms and vicissitudes of life — even that dear com- 
panion I have not rewarded with the due measure 
of fidelity, love and care. Often I did not shrink 



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from grieving, by word or deed, the heart so closely 
linked to mine, or from violating the most sacred 
duties of matrimonial life by indifference or care- 
lessness. And not seldom I was selfish enough to 
accept the offerings of tender love and touching de- 
votion with a callous heart, a gloomy look and 
sullen coldness. 

Nor have I been more mindful of my sacred 
duties towards the darlings of my soul, towards my 
children, the most precious gifts thy love has en- 
trusted to me. I have neglected to devote the right 
care to their education and their development. I 
have failed to set before them an example worthy 
to be followed ; in imparting to them teachings apt 
to smooth for them the rocky path of life, I have 
not even done what is in my power to secure their 
worldly welfare, and have been still more negligent 
of their spiritual and eternal wants. I laid more 
stress upon their external beauty than upon their 
inner worth ; more upon the outward garment than 
upon the nobility of their heart, the firmness of 
their character, their mental refinement. I have 
been more anxious to bring them up for the vanity 
of the world, than for God, for virtue and truth. I 
have not thus set my household in order, not thus 
arranged my affairs, that I am fully prepared to de- 
part hence in this hour without anxiety in regard 
even to those nearest and dearest to me. 



RITUAL. 



6 7 



And when I examine my conduct to my fellow- 
men, to the members of the whole human family, 
all my brothers and sisters on earth, all the 
children of my heavenly father, to each of whom 
I am connected by sacred ties ; when I reflect 
how often harsh words fell from my lips like 
wounding arrows into timid and trembling hearts ; 
how often my tongue darted the deadly poison of 
calumny against the innocent ; how often I treated 
heartlessly the poor, instead of lifting them up with 
kindness, bent them still low r er to the ground by 
haughtiness and overbearing ; how often thought- 
lessly, or from envy and vindictiveness, I threw the 
firebrand of discord between brother and brother, 
between sister and sister ; when I reflect how little 
I have cared to promote the welfare and honor of 
Israel, the prosperity and development of my com- 
munity, the splendor and glory of this house of God ; 
how I have rather reflected dishonor upon the name 
of Israel by dishonesty, by indifference to our re- 
ligious affairs, or by hypocritical observance, lip- 
service and mock-holiness — when I consider all this, 
then, O God, nothing remains to me but to cast 
down my eyes before thy holy throne, and hide my 
face in deep shame and repentance. 

But no — I cannot hide myself; I will invoke thee 
from the dust, O God, with whom is pity and for- 
giveness, for I desire to forsake the evil of my ways 



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and to return to thee from whom I have gone so 
often and so far astray. Give me good care and 
watchfulness that I fall not again into any sin of 
which I have repented. ■ Grant that I may never 
forget to be grateful and kind. Let not the allure- 
ments of the world, or any false counsel, or bad ex- 
ample, so prevail with my weakness as to draw me 
to do anything which would dishonor thee, or wrong 
my neighbor, or wound my own conscience. Cause 
me to hate all fraud and deceit, all malice and envy, 
all slander and evil speaking, and every offense 
against thy law of truth and love. Let me never 
deface thy image in my soul by yielding myself as 
a servant to appetite and passion, but may I keep 
myself in purity and temperance, in simplicity and 
sincerity of heart. Give me grace, thus to seek thee 
and righteousness. Hear me in my anguish ; draw 
nigh to my soul and relieve me in my distress. 

The Congregation rise. 
The Minister, and after him the Choir and Congregation. 

inwy -ipn-a-ri d'sn pjm mm. % nirr mrr 
:riNDm ycsi W d^n 1 ? ion j 

tt - : — VT I t •• • T _ : T V V 

Minister. 

wfrieto "\tr L >rx& • ! tfrrr?D 

t v — t — : t — : 

Eternal God, merciful and gracious Lord, long-suffering and 
abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy to thousands, for- 
giving iniquity and transgression and sin. 

Pardon us, forgive us, cover our guilt. 



RITUAL. 



6 9 



Choir and Congfegation. 



jtfrisa , v'7 J ?nn ^-rho 

t •: - t - : t - : 




• T T - : I V T T 

■* t t - : I '.'t-:- t 



The Congregation take their seats. 



GOD and God of our fathers, forgive us our 



sins on this Day of Atonement ; cause our guilt 
to vanish from before thy eyes, according to thy 
promise : I, I efface thy guilt, for my own sake, thy 
sins I will remember no longer; they shall vanish 
like a cloud ; return to me, I will redeem thee ; on 
this day you shall be forgiven and purified from all 
your transgressions ; you shall be clean before the 
Lord. Sanctify us, our God, and give us a pure 
heart that we may serve thee in truth. Blot out our 
iniquity, O God, who delightest in pardoning the re- 
pentant sinner. Be praised, O God, who forgivest 

We are thy people, thou art our king ; we are thy children, thou 
art our father ; we are thy possession, thou art our portion ; we are 
thy flock, thou art our shepherd ; we are thy vineyard, thou art our 
keeper ; we are thy beloved, thou art our friend. 




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our transgressions and removest our guilt, king of 
the earth, who sanctifiest [the Sabbath] Israel and 
the Day of Atonement. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

"YY^E render thanks unto thee, Lord our God ! for 
our life which is in thy hand, for our souls 
which are in thy keeping, for thy providence, for tin- 
wonders which are manifested every day, for the bene- 
fits which thou showerest upon us at all times, at 
evening, morning and noon. Thy mercies never 
fail, thy kindness never ceases and we put our trust 
in thee forever. 

Be praised, O Lord ! for Goodness is thy name, 
and we shall glorify thee. 

Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with 
the ancient three-fold, priestly benediction : 

May God bless thee and guard thee ! 
Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Minister. 

May God let his countenance shine upon thee 
and be gracious unto thee. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



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71 



M inister. 

nafxf :f? Dfen vie ** Kfcr* 

t ) : •• t: J v " t t t: t • 

May God lift up his countenance upon thee and 
give thee peace. 

C/ioir and Congregation. Amen. 

M. Grant peace, happiness and blessing, grace 
and mercy to us and to all Israel, thy people, and to all 
thy children. Bless us all, O our father, with the 
light of thy countenance ! As in thy light thou 
hast given us the law of life, the love of virtue and 
and justice, mercy and peace ; so may it please thee 
to bless us with thy peace at all times and in all 
seasons. Be praised, O giver of peace ! 

The Congregation in silent devotion : 

O God, keep my tongue from evil and my lips 
from uttering deceit, and grant that I may be meek 
and kind to those who bear ill-will against me ! Im- 
plant humility in my heart and strengthen me with 
faith ! Be my support when grief oppresses me and 
my comfort in affliction ! Let truth illumine my 
path and guide me; for thou art my God and my 
helper ; in thee I trust every day. 

M. Receive with kindness the words of my 
mouth and the meditation of my heart, O my rock 
and my redeemer ! O God of peace, preserve peace 
to us and to all who invoke thy holy name. Amen. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



72 RITUAL. 

ORDER OF READING THE LAW. 

The Ark is opened. 
Choir. 

if2% Nan o^iy 'rripa Da^jn onj?^' get? 

t : t : t - |v v v • t - 

:rr?p -firm sjft? 

The Congregation rise. The following sentences are spoken by the 
Minister and repeated by the Congregation. 

SMfifr UKBfl Ua^D 

} vt : t t •■ : - • t 

:nai*o W tr'n i^d^^ \so» 
ro^jjo n W'ai >at?*i ajrn aim lai rf?a 1^57^ w 
:o»iit3 d m h isaa uana vafto vntt 

. _ v : ■* : t " : - • t 

:rrWi rrVw isaa uaro ua^ wait 

t • t \ : v •• : •• : t - ■ t 

rrfra^ai none ifioa uaro uafro waa 

tt:~: t t : - v : •• : t . - t 

:rr>noi nn^o isoa Nana uafro iraN 
n*SBi s w^ty tyi ^ian ua'-o waK 
^iT^'zp ^ot?» Din ttjfpo iraN 

Lift up your heads, O ye gates ! Lift yourselves up, ye everlasting 
doors ! and the King of glory shall come ! Who is this King of 
glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Sela. 
Our Father and King, we have sinned before thee ! 
Our Father and King, we have no king but thee ! 
Our Father and King, grant the new year to be a period of happiness ! 
Our Father and King, save our land from pestilence, war, famine, 
oppression and destruction ! 



RITUAL. 73 
The Minister takes the Scroll from the Ark. 

:irif!p£ ^o&i» fot? nnin [n|# tjria 

Give praise and glory to God for the heavenly 
light and the everlasting life he bestowed upon us. 

i Choir. 

rnrr w noDfTJi tin " /• ^ 

T : - : t-: : " * t : - : - 

M. Magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt 
his name together ! 

The Congregation take their seats. 
Choir. 

The Minister announces the portion from the Pentateuch and says 
the following Benediction before reading. 

t • t - t v -: t t I v v y: t: t _ J t 

m pit* » nn^ imtti-n^ tfnrw own 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Reading from the Thora. 

Our Father and King, grant us a happy life ! 
Our Father and King, redeem and save us ! 
Our Father and King, give us ample sustenance ! 
Our Father and King, forgive our trespasses ! 

Our Father and King, have compassion on us and on our innocent 
children ! 

Our Father and King, give strength to Israel, thy Messiah ! 

Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, 
and the victory, and the majesty ; for all that is in the heaven and 



74 RITUAL. 

:rn;nn fnu rrrw ?jro uairo yaj ?rn nog 

Choir, God's law is a tree of life to them that 
cling to it. and happy is every one who keepeth it. 
Its ways are ways of pleasantness and all its paths 
are peace. 

Hsphtarah from Isaiah Lvii. and lviii. 
Hymn. 
Sermon. 

The Congregation stand during the Closing Prayer. 
Minister, 

The Scroll is returned to the Ark. the Choir and Congregation 

chanting : 

- Li 3 1 ? rrpnri is;: 1 ? pp. JDWi H^T 1 ^ ^ rtn 

The Congregation take their seats. 



on the earth is thine ; thine is the Kingdom, O Lord ! and thou art 
exalted high above all ! 

Be praised, O God, our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
chosen us from among the nations, and hast given us thy law. Be 
praised, giver of the law ! 

Be praised, O God, our Lord, King of the universe, who hast 
given us the law of truth and hast implanted eternal life within us. 
Be praised, giver of the law ! 

Let all praise the name of the Lord, for his name is exalted alone. 
His glory is above the earth and ■ the heavens. He lifts up his 
people, exalteth the glory of his worshipers, of Israel, the people 
near to him. Hallelujah ! 



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75 



SELECTIONS FROM PSALMS. 

Recited alternately by the Minister and Congregation. 

Psalm cxi. 
Praise ye the Lord ! 

I will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the 
assembly of the righteous and in the congregation. 

The works of the Lord are great, sought out by 
all who have pleasure therein. 

His deeds are honorable and glorious, and his 
righteousness endureth forever. 

He hath established a memorial of his wonders, 
the Lord is glorious and full of compassion ; 

He giveth food to them that revere him ; he is 
ever mindful of his covenant ; 

He showed his people the greatness of his works, 
when he gave them the inheritance of the nations. 

The deeds of his hands are truth and justice ; all 
his commandments are sure — 

They stand firm forever and ever, being founded 
in truth and justice. 

He sent redemption to his people ; he established 
his covenant forever ; holy and reverend is his name. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom ; 
a good understanding have all they who keep his 
commandments. His praise endureth forever. 



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Happy are they that dwell in thy house, they will 
continually praise thee. 

Happy the people who are thus! Happy the 
people whose God is the Lord ! 

Psalm cxlv. 

I will extol thee, my God, O King! and I will 
praise thy name forever and ever. 

Every day will I bless thee, and praise thy name 
forever and ever. 

Great is God, and greatly praised, his greatness is 
unsearchable. 

One generation shall praise thy works to another, 
and shall declare thy mighty deeds. 

I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, 
and of thy wonderful works. 

Men shall speak of the might of thy awful deeds, 
and I will declare thy greatness. 

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy 
great goodness, and sing of thy righteousness. 

The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow 
to anger and rich in mercy. 

The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies 
are over all his works. 

All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord ! and thy 
pious ones bless thee ! 

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and 
talk of thy power ; 



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77 



To make known to the sons of men his mighty 
deeds, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy 
dominion endureth throughout all generations. 

The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up 
all that are bowed down. 

The eyes of all wait upon thee, and thou givest 
them their food in due season. 

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire 
of every living thing. 

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and merci- 
ful in all his works. 

The Lord is nigh unto all that call upon him, to 
all that call upon him in truth. 

He f ulfilleth the desire of them that fear him ; he 
heareth their cry and saveth them. 

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Eternal ; 
and let all flesh bless his holy name forever and ever. 

Psalm cxlvi. 

Praise ye the Lord ! Praise the Lord, O my soul ! 

I will praise the Lord, as long as I live ; I will 
sing praises to my God, while I have my being. 

Put not your trust in princes, in the son of man, 
in whom is no help ! his breath goeth forth ; he re- 
turneth to the dust ; in that very day his plans 
perish. 



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Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his 
help ; whose hope is in the Lord, his God ; 

Who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that 
is therein ; who keepeth truth forever ; 

Who executeth judgment for the oppressed ; who 
giveth food to the hungry. 

God setteth free the prisoners ; God openeth the 
eyes of the blind. 

God raiseth up them that are bowed down ; God 
loveth the righteous. 

God preserveth the strangers ; he relieveth the 
fatherless and the widow; but the way of the wicked 
he maketh crocked. 

The Lord reigneth forever; thy God, O Zion ! 
through all generations. Hallelujah ! 

Psalm cxlvii. 

Praise ye the Lord ! for it is good to sing praise 
to our God. 

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up 
their wounds. 

He counteth the number of the stars; he calleth 
them all by their name. 

Great is our Lord, and mighty in pow r er ; his un- 
derstanding is infinite. 

The Lord lifteth up the lowly; he casteth the 
wicked down to the ground. 



RITUAL. 79 

Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving ; sing praises 
upon the harp to our God ! 

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who pre- 
pareth rain for the earth, who causeth grass to grow 
upon the mountains. 

He giveth to the beast his food, to the young 
ravens when they cry. 

He maketh peace in thy borders, and satisfieth 
thee with the finest of wheat. 

He sendeth forth his command to the earth; his 
word runneth very swiftly. 

He giveth snow like wool, and scattereth the hoar- 
frost like ashes. 

He casteth forth his ice like morsels; who can 
stand before his cold? 

He sendeth forth his word and melteth them ; he 
causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 

He announceth his word to Jacob, his statutes 
and laws to Israel. 

He has not dealt so with any other nation, and as 
for his judgments, they have not known them. 

Psalm civ. 

Praise the Lord, O my soul ! O Eternal, my God ! 
thou art very great ? Thou art clothed with glory 
and majesty ! 

He covereth himself with light as with a garment ; 
he spreadeth out the heavens like a curtain ; 



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He layeth the beams of his chambers in the 
waters ; he maketh the clouds his chariot, and rideth 
upon the wings of the wind. 

He maketh the winds his messengers, the flaming 
lightnings his ministers. 

He established the earth on its foundations ; that 
it shall not be moved forever. 

Thou didst cover it with the deep as with a gar- 
ment ; the waters stood above the mountains. 

At thy rebuke they fled ; at the voice of thy 
thunder they hasted away. 

The mountains rose, the valleys sank in the place 
w 7 hich thou didst appoint for them. 

Thou hast established a bound which the waters 
may not pass, that they may not return and cover 
the earth. 

He sendeth forth the springs in brooks ; they run 
among the mountains ; 

They give drink to all the beasts of the forest ; in 
them the wild asses quench their thirst. 

About them the birds of heaven have their habi- 
tation ; they sing among the branches. 

He watereth the hills from his chambers ; the 
earth is satisfied with the fruit of his works. 

He causeth the grass to spring up for cattle, and 
herbage for the service of man to bring forth food 
out of the earth, 



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81 



And wine that gladdeneth the heart of man. and 
bread that strengthened! man's heart. 

How manifold are thy works, O Eternal ! in wis- 
dom hast thou made them all, the earth is full of 
thy riches. 

They all wait on thee to give them their food in 
due season. 

The Horv of the Lord endureth forever. 

o J 

Praise the Lord, O my soul ! Hallelujah. 

Psalm cxxxix. 

O Lord ! thou hast searched me and known me ! 

Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up- 
rising, thou understandest my thoughts from afar 
off! 

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, 
and art acquainted with all my ways. 

For there is not a word upon my tongue, but lo ! 
O Lord ! thou knowest it altogether ! 

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and layest 
thine hand upon me : 

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is 
high, I cannot attain unto it. 

Whither shall I go from thy spirit, or whither 
shall I flee from thy presence ? 

If I ascend into heaven thou art there, and if I 
make my bed in the grave, behold, thou art there ! 

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in 



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the remotest parts of the sea, even there shall thy 
hand lead me and thy right hand shall hold me. 

If I say: "Surely the darkness shall cover me"; 
even the night shall be light about me. 

Yea the darkness hideth not from thee, but the 
night shineth as the day ; the darkness and the light 
are both alike to thee. 

I will praise thee ; for I am fearfully and wonder- 
fully made. 

Marvelous are thy works, and that my soul 
knoweth right well. 

How precious are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! 
how great is the sum of them ! 

If I should count them, they are more in number 
than the sand : When I awake I am still with thee. 

Search me, O God ! and know my heart ; try me 
and know my thoughts, 

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and 
lead me in the way everlasting ! 

Psalm lxxxv. 

O Lord ! thou hast been favorable to thy land. 
Restore us, O God of our salvation ! 

Thou didst forgive the iniquity of thy people, and 
cover all their sins ! Thou didst take away all thy 
displeasure. 

Show us thy compassion, O Lord ! and grant us 
thy salvation ! 



RITUAL. 



83 



I will hear what God, the Lord, will speak : truly 
he will speak peace to his people, and to his 
servants ; only let them not turn again to folly ! 

Yea his salvation is nigh them that fear him, that 
glory may dwell in the land. 

Mercy and truth shall meet together ; righteous- 
ness and peace shall kiss each other. 

Truth shall spring out of the earth ; righteousness 
shall look down from heaven. 

Yea the Lord will give prosperity, and our land 
shall yield her increase. 

Righteousness shall go before him, and set us in 
the way of his steps. 

Psalm xix. 

The heavens declare the glory of God ; and the 
firmament showeth forth the work of his hands. 

Day uttereth instruction unto day, and night 
showeth knowledge unto night. 

They have no speech nor language, their voice is 
not heard. 

Yet their sound goeth forth to all the earth, and 
their words to the end of the world. 

In them hath he set a tabernacle for the sun, 
which cometh forth like a bride-groom from his 
chamber, and rejoiceth like a hero to run his course. 

He goeth forth from the extremity of heaven, and 



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maketh his circuit unto the end of it ; and nothing 
is hid from his heat. 

The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul ; 
the testimony of the Lord- is sure, making wise the 
simple. 

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the 
heart ; the commandment of the Lord is pure, en- 
lightening the eyes. 

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; 
the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous 
altogether. 

More precious are they than gold ; yea, much fine 
gold ; sweeter than honey and the honeycomb. 

By them also is thy servant warned, and in keep- 
ing of them there is great rew ard. 

Who knoweth his own offenses? O, cleanse thou 
me from secret faults ! 

Keep back also thy servant from presumptuous 
sins ; let them not have dominion over me ! 

Then shall I be upright : and I shall be free from 
gross transgression. 

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation 
of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord ! my 
strength and my redeemer. 

Psalm xxxiii. 

Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous! for praise 
becometh the upright. 



RITUAL. 85 

For the word of the Lord is right, and all his 
works are faithful. 

He loveth justice and equity ; the earth is full of 
the goodness of the Lord. 

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, 
and all the hosts of them by the breath of his mouth. 

He gathereth the waters of the sea, as a heap ; he 
layeth up the deep in storehouses. 

Let the earth fear the Lord : let all the in- 
habitants of the world stand in awe of him. 

For he spake, and it was done ; he commanded, 
and it stood fast. 

The counsel of the Lord standeth forever ; the 
designs of his heart to all generations. 

Happy the nation whose God is the Lord ; the 
people whom he has chosen for his inheritance. 

The Lord looketh from heaven, he beholdeth all 
the sons of men : he fashioneth the hearts of all, he 
considereth all their works. 

A king is not saved by the number of his forces, 
nor a hero by the greatness of his strength. 

Behold the eye of the Lord is upon them that 
fear him, — upon them that hope is his mercy. 

To save them from the power of death, and to 
keep them alive in famine. 

Our soul w r aiteth for the Lord ; he is our help and 



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shield; our heart shall rejoice in him, because we 
have trusted in his holy name. 

May thy mercy be upon us, O Lord ! according as 
we hope in thee ! 

Psalm xxxiv. 

O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his 
name together ! 

I sought the Lord and he heard me, and de- 
livered me from all my fears. 

Look up to him, and ye shall have light ; your 
faces shall never be ashamed. 

This afflicted man cried, and the Lord heard, and 
saved him from all his troubles. 

The angels of the Lord encamp around those who 
fear him, and deliver them. 

O taste, and see how good is the Lord ! happy 
the man who trusteth in him. 

O fear the Lord, ye his servants ; for there is no 
want to them that fear him. 

Young lions w T ant, and suffer hunger; but they 
who fear the Lord want no good thing. 

Come, ye children, hearken unto me ! I will teach 
you the fear of the Lord. 

What man is he that loveth life, and desireth 
many days, that he may see good? 

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from 
speaking guile. 



RITUAL. 



87 



Depart from evil and do good ; seek peace and 
pursue it. 

The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and 
his ears are open unto their cry. 

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken 
heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit. 

Many are the afflictions of the righteous ; but the 
Lord delivereth him from them all. 

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants, and 
none that trust in him shall suffer for it. 

Psalm xxxix. 

Lord, make me know mine end, and the number 
of my days, that I may know how frail I am ! 

Behold thou hast made my days as a hand-breadth, 
and my life is as nothing before thee ; yea, every 
man in his best estate is altogether vanity. 

Surely every man walketh in a vain show ; surely 
he disquieteth himself in vain. 

He heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall 
gather them. 

What then, O Lord ! is my hope ? My hope is in 
thee! Deliver me from all mv transgressions; let 
me not be the reproach of scoffers ! 

Yet I am dumb ; I open not my mouth ; for thou 
hast done it ! 

But remove from me thine affliction, for I am 
perishing by the blow of thy hand. 



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When thou, with rebukes, dost chasten man from 
iniquity, thou causeth his glory to waste away like a 
moth. Surely every man is vanity. 

Hear my prayer, Lord ! give ear to my cry : be 
not silent at my tears ! for I am a stranger with thee, 
a sojourner as all my fathers were. 

0, spare me, that I may recover strength, before 
I go away and be no more ! 

Psalm xc. 

Lord! thou hast been our refuge in all genera- 
tions ! Before the mountains were brought forth, or 
even thou hadst formed the earth and the world, 
even from everlasting to everlasting thou art God. 

But man thou turnest again to dust, and sayest, 
ki Return, ye children of men ! " 

For a thousand years in thy sight, are but as 
yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the 
night. 

Thou earnest them away, they are as a sleep ; in 
the morning he springeth up like grass. 

Which flourishes and shooteth up in the morning 
and in the evening is cut down and withered. 

Thou settest our misdeeds before thee, our secret 
sins in the light of thy countenance. 

We spend our years as a tale that is told. 

The days of our years are three-score ye.ars and 



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ten, and by reason of strength may be four-score 
years : 

Yet is their pride labor and sorrow ; for it is soon 
cut off, and we fly away. 

So teach us to number our days, that we may 
apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

Return, O Lord! how lon< r ? and be gracious 
unto thy servants ! 

Satisfy us speedily with thy mercy, that we may 
rejoice and be glad all our days! 

Make us glad according to the days wherein thou 
hast afflicted us. and the years wherein we have seen 
evil ! 

Let thy deeds be known unto thy servants, and 
thy glory unto the children ! 

Let the favor of the Lord our God be upon us, 
and establish for us the work of our hands ; yea the 
work of our hands, establish thou it ! 

Psalm xci. 

He who sitteth under the shelter of the most high 
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 

I say to the Lord, thou art my refuge and my 
fortress ; my God, in whom I trust. 

Surely he will deliver me from the snare of the 
fowler, and from the wasting pestilence. 

He will cover thee with his wing ; his truth will 
be thy shield and thy buckler. 



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Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror of the night, 
nor of the arrow that flieth by day. 

Nor of the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor 
of the plague that destroyeth at noonday. 

Because thou hast made the Lord thy refuge, 
even the Most High thy habitation. 

No evil shall befall thee nor any plague come near 
thy dwelling. 

For he will give his angels charge over thee, to 
guard thee in all thy ways. 

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou 
dash thy foot against a stone. 

Because he loveth me, I will deliver him ; he shall 
call upon me and I will answer him. 

I will be with him in trouble, and will show him 
my salvation. 

Psalm cm. 

Praise the Lord, O my soul ! and all that is with- 
in me, praise his holy name. 

Praise the Lord, O my soul ! and forget not his 
benefits ! 

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all 
thy diseases ; 

Who redeemeth thy life from the grave ; who 
crowneth thee with loving kindness and tender 
mercies ; 



RITUAL. 91 

Who satisfieth thine old age with happiness, 
that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 

The Lord executeth justice and equity for all the 
oppressed. 

He made known his ways to Moses, his doings to 
the children of Israel. 

God is merciful and kind, slow to anger and rich 
in mercy. 

He does not always chide, nor does he keep his 
anger forever. 

He does not deal with us according to our sins, 
nor requites us according to our iniquities. 

As high as are the heavens above the earth, so 
great is his mercy to them that fear him. 

As far as the east is from the west, so far does he 
remove our transgressions from us. 

Even as a father pitieth his children, so God 
pitieth them that fear him. 

For he knoweth our frame, he remembereth that 
we are dust. 

As for man, his days are as grass ; as a flower of 
the field so he flourisheth. 

The wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and its 
place shall know it no more. 

But the mercy of the Eternal is from everlasting 1 
to everlasting to them that fear him, and his right- 
eousness to children's children, to such as keep his 



92 RITUAL. 

covenant, and remember his commandments to do 
them. 

The Lord has established his throne in the heav- 
ens, and his kingdom ruleth over all. 

Praise the Lord, all ye his hosts : ye his minister.-, 
who do his pleasure ! 

Praise the Lord, all his works, in all places of his 
dominion ! Praise the Lord. O my soul ! 

Psalm xxx. 

I will extol thee. O Lord ! for thou hast lifted me 
up and hast not suffered my enemies to rejoice over 
me. 

Eternal, my God ! I called upon thee, and thou 
hast healed me ! 

Thou hast raised me up. thou hast kept me alive, 
that I should not go down to the grave. 

Sing unto the Lord, O ye his servants, and praise 
his holy name ! 

For his anger endureth but a moment, but his 
favor, tli rough life. 

In the evening sorrow may be a guest, but joy 
cometh in the morning. 

1 said in my prosperity, "I shall never be moved !" 
Thou, O Lord ! by thy favor hast made me strong. 

when thou didst hide thy face. I was troubled. 

Unto thee, O Lord ! I cried and I made supplica- 
tion. 



RITUAL. 93 

Hear, O Lord! and have pity upon me ! Be thou, 
O Lord ! my helper ! 

Thou didst turn my mourning to rejoicing, thou 
didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness. 

Therefore, I will sing praise to thee, and not be 
silent ; 

O Eternal, my God ! I will give thanks to thee 
forever. 

Psalm xcii. 

It is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord, and 
to sing praises to thy name, O most high ! 

To show forth thy loving-kindness in the morn- 
ing, and thy faithfulness every night. 

For thou, O Lord! hast made me glad by thy 
doings ; in the work of thy hands I greatly rejoice. 

How great are thy works, O Lord ! how deep thy 
purposes. 

The unwise man knoweth not this, and the fool 
understandeth it not. 

When the wicked spring up like grass, and all who 
practice iniquity flourish : it is but to be destroyed 
forever. 

But. thou. O Lord ! art forever exalted, thy ene- 
mies perish, and dispersed are all who do iniquity! 

The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree, 
they shall grow up like the cedars of Lebanon. 



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Planted in the house of the Lord, they shall 
flourish in the courts of our God. 

Even in old age they shall bring forth fruit; they 
shall be green and full of sap. 

To show that the Lord, my rock, is upright, that 
there is no unrighteousness in him. 

Psalm l 

Happy the man who walketh not in the counsel 
of the unrighteous, nor standeth in the way of sin- 
ners, nor sitteth in the seat of scoffers : 

But whose delight is in the law of the Eternal, 
and w T ho meditateth on his precepts day and night. 

He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that 
bringeth forth its fruit in its season, whose leaves 
also do not wither; all that he doeth shall prosper. 

Not so the unrighteous ; they are like ehaff, which 
the wind driveth away. 

Therefore the wicked shall not stand in judgment, 
nor sinners in the assembly of the just. 

For the Eternal mindeth the way of the right- 
eous, but the way of the wicked leadeth to ruin. 

Psalm xv. 

Eternal, who shall abide at thy tabernacle? Who 
shall dwell upon thy holy hill? 

He that walketh uprightly, and doeth righteous- 
ness, and speaketh the truth in his heart ; 



RITUAL. 



95 



He that slandereth not with his tongue, that 
doeth no injury to his neighbor, and uttereth no re- 
proach against his neighbor. 

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned, but 
who honoreth them that fear the Lord; who swear- 
eth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 

He that lendeth not his money for usury, and 
taketh not a bribe against the innocent; he that 
doeth these things shall never be moved. 

Psalm xxxvi. 

Transgression is in the heart of the wicked, no 
fear of God is before his eyes; for it is flattering to 
him in his own eyes to find sin and to hate, 

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit ; 
he neglecteth to be wise and to do good. 

He deviseth mischief upon his bed; he prese- 
vereth in an evil way ; he abhorreth not sin. 

Thy goodness, O Lord ! reacheth to the heavens, 
and thy faithfulness to the clouds; 

Thy righteousness is like high mountains; thy 
judgments are a great deep, thou helpest man and 
beast ! 

How 7 precious is thy loving kindness, O God ! the 
sons of men seek refuge under the shadow of thv 
wing c -. 

They are satisfied with the abundance of thy 



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house, and thou causest them to drink of the full 
stream of thy pleasures. 

For with thee is the fountain of life: through 
thy light we see light. 

O. continue thy loving kindness to them that 
know thee and thy favor to the upright in heart ! 

Psalm xxxvii. 

Be not thou angry on account of the wicked, nor 
be envious of those who do iniquity. 

Place thy delight in the Lord, and he will give 
thee thy heart's desires. 

Commit thy way to' the Lord ; trust in him, and 
he will bring it to pass. 

He will cause thy justice to shine forth like the 
light, and thy righteousness like the noonday's 
brightness. 

Hope thou patiently on the Lord, and in him 
place thy trust ! 

Be not angry on account of the wicked that de- 
viseth deceit if he is prosperous. 

Yet a little while and he shall be no more, thou 
mayest look for his place and he will not be found. 

But the meek shall inherit the land, and delight 
themselves in the fullness of prosperity. 

The wicked man plotteth against the just, and 
gnasheth at him with his teeth. 



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97 



The Lord knoweth his folly, he seeth that his 
day is coming. 

Better is the little of the righteous man, than the 
great abundance of the wicked. 

The wicked borroweth, and repayeth not ; but 
the righteous is merciful and giveth. 

The steps of the good man are directed by the 
Lord ; he delighteth himself in his way. 

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down, 
for the Lord holdeth him by the hand. 

I have been young, and now am old ; yet have I 
not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his offspring 
be^gino- bread. 

I have seen a wicked man in great power, and 
spreading himself like a green cedar; but he passed 
away, and, lo ! he was no more; I sought him, but 
he was not found. 

The salvation of the just is from the Lord ; he is 
their strength in the time of trouble; he will save 
them, because they trust in him. 

Mark the righteous man, and behold the upright, 
for the end of that man is peace. 

Psalm lxxiii. 

Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are 
pure in heart. 

Yet my feet almost gave way, my steps had well 
nigh slipped. 



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For I was envious of the proud, when I saw the 
prosperity of the wicked. 

For they have no pains even to their death ; their 
bodies are in full health. - 

They have not the woes of other men, nor are 
they smitten like them. 

Therefore pride encircleth their neck as a collar ; 
violence covereth them as a garment. 

From their bosom issueth their iniquity ; the de- 
signs of their heart burst forth. 

They mock, and speak maliciously, their words 
are haughty. 

They stretch forth their mouth to the heavens, 
their tongue goeth through the earth. 

And they say, " How doth God know? How can 
there be knowledge with the Most High?" 

Behold these are the ungodly ! yet they are ever 
prosperous and heap up riches. 

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain ; in vain 
I washed my hands in innocence. 

For every day have I been smitten ; every morn 
have I been chastened. 

But if I should resolve to speak like them, surely 
I should be treacherous to the family of thy children. 

So when I studied to know this, it was painful in 
my eyes; until I penetrated into the worship of 
God, and considered what was their end. 



RITUAL. 



99 



Behold ! thou hast set them on slippery places ; 
thou castest them down into unseen pits. 

How are they brought to desolation in a moment, 
and utterly consumed with sudden destruction ! 

As a dream when one awaketh, thus, O Lord ! wilt 
thou make their vain show a derision. 

When my heart was vexed, and I was pierced 
with pain, then was I stupid and without under- 
standing, like a brute I was before thee. 

Yet I am continually with thee, thou holdest me 
by my right hand, thou guidest me with thy coun- 
sel, and at last wilt receive me in glory. 

Whom have I in heaven but thee, and whom on 
earth do I love like thee? 

Though my flesh and my heart fail, God is the 
strength of my heart, and my portion forever. 

Psalm xxxii. 

Happy is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose 
sin is pardoned, 

Whose guilt has obtained remission from God, and 
whose repentance is sincere. 

While I kept silence and not confessed my guilt, 
my bones were wasted and I was troubled all day. 

My conscience laden with iniquity, I found rest 
neither by day nor by night. 

No sooner did I acknowledge my sin, disclose my 
wound, the guilt that tortured me within ; when thy 



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fatherly love forgave, and mercy's healing balm 
poured in. 

Therefore shall every pious man pray to thee, 
while thou mayest be found. Surely the floods of 
great waters shall not come near him. 

Thou savest me from trouble : thou Compassest 
me about with songs of deliverance. 

Thou sayest, I will instruct thee, and show thee 
the way thou shouldst go; I will give thee counsel 
and keep my eye upon thee. 

Only do not indulge in brutal lust, curb thy pas- 
sions and be not like wild beasts. 

Many are the sorrows of the wicked, but he that 
trusteth in the Lord shall be surrounded with bless- 
ings of mercy. 

Be glad, O ye righteous, and rejoice in the Lord : 
be joyful, all ye that are true of heart. 



SELFXTIOXS FROM THE PROPHETS. 



VEN now, saith the Eternal, turn ye to me 



with all your heart. Turn to the Lord your 
God, for he is gracious and merciful, and of great 
kindness. 

Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel! Seek ye the 
Eternal, and ye shall live. Hate ye the evil, love 




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good, and establish justice. Seek ye good, and not 
evil, that ye may live. I hate your feasts ; I have 
no delight in vour solemn assemblies, saith the 
Eternal : when ye offer me burnt offerings, I will 
not accept them. Take ye away from me the noise 
of your songs, and the music of your instruments 
let me not hear! Let justice flow forth as waters, 
and righteousness as a mighty stream. 

^^OE to them that put far away the day of evil, 
and bring near the seat of oppression : that 
drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the 
most precious perfumes. 

/^OME, and let us return to God! for he hath 



torn, and he will heal us,, he hath smitten, and 
he will bind us up. Let us, therefore, know him ; 
let us ever strive to know the Lord. His coming 
forth is sure as the morning; he will come to us like 
the rain which watereth the earth. My judgments, 
saith the Eternal, have gone forth like light : I 
desire mercy, and not sacrifice, and the knowledge 
of God rather than burnt offering. 

J^ETURX, O Israel, to the Eternal thy God ; for 
thou hast fallen by thine iniquity, Take with 
you words and return to God. saying: Forgive all 
our iniquity, and receive us graciously, and we will 




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render to thee the sacrifices of our lips! For from 
thee the fatherless obtaineth mercy. I will heal 
their rebellion; I will love them freely; for my 
anger is turned away from them. I will be as the 
dew to Israel; he shall blossom as the lily, and 
strike roots like Lebanon, and his beauty shall be as 
the olive tree. 



HO is wise that he may understand these 



things, prudent, that he may know them? 
For the ways of the Eternal are right, and the right- 
eous walk in them ; but the transgressors stumble 
in them. 



SELECTIONS FROM ISAIAH. 

J_JEAR, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth ! for 
the Eternal speaketh ! What to me is the mul- 
titude of your sacrifices! When ye come to appear 
before me, who hath required this of you, to tread 
my courts! Bring no more false oblations! Incense 
is an abomination to me, the new moon also, and 
the sabbath, and the calling of the assembly ; in- 
iquity and festivals I cannot endure. Your new 
moons and your feasts my soul hateth ; they are a 
burden to me ; I am weary of bearing them. When 
ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes 




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from you ; yea, when ye multiply prayers, I will not 
hear. Wash you, make you clean; put away your 
evil doings from before mine eyes ; cease to do evil ; 
learn to do well : seek justice ; relieve the oppressed ; 
defend the fatherless ; plead for the widow ! Come, 
now, let us reason together, saith the Lord. Though 
your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as 
snow: though they be red like crimson, they shall 
be like wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye 
shall consume the good of the land : but if ye shall 
refuse, and be rebellious, the Lord shall consume 
you. Through justice shall Zion be delivered, and 
her reformed sons through righteousness. 

JT shall come to pass in the last days, that the 
mountain of the house of the Eternal shall be 
established at the head of the mountains, and ex- 
alted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto 
it. And many kingdoms shall go, and shall say; 
Come, let us go to the mountain of the Lord, to the 
house of the God of Jacob, that he may teach us 
his ways, and that we may walk in his paths ! For 
from Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of 
the Eternal from Jerusalem. He shall be a judge 
of the nations, and an umpire of many kingdoms ; 
and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, 
and their spears into pruning-hooks ; nation shall 
not lift up the sword against nation, neither shall 



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they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come 
ye, and let us walk in the light of the Eternal ! Say 
ye of the righteous that it shall be well with him ; 
for he shall eat the fruit of his doings. Woe to the 
wicked : it shall be ill with him ; for the work of his 
hands shall be repaid him. 

J_JO, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the 
waters ! Even ye that have no money, come 
ye, buy and eat ! Yea, come, buy wine and milk, 
without money, and without price. Wherefore do 
ye spend your money for that which does not sat- 
isfy? Hearken attentively to me, and eat ye that 
which is good, and your soul shall delight itself with 
good things. Incline your ear, and come to me, 
hear, and your soul shall live ; and I will make with 
you an everlasting covenant. Seek ye the Eternal, 
while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is 
near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the un- 
righteous man his thoughts ; let him return to the 
Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, to our God, 
for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts 
are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my 
ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher 
than the earth, so are my ways higher than your 
ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. For 
as the rain descend from heaven, and return not 
thither, but water the earth, and make it bear and 



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105 



out forth its increase, that it mav give seed to the 
sower, and bread to the eater, so shall my word be 
that goeth forth from my mouth : it shall not return 
to me void ; it shall bring to pass that which is my 
pleasure, and it shall accomplish that for which I 
sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led 
forth with peace ; the mountains and the hills shall 
break forth before you in singing, and all the trees 
of the field sh^ll clap their hands. Instead of the 
thorn shall grow up the cypress tree, and instead of 
the bramble shall grow up the myrtle tree, and it 
shall be to the Eternal for a name, for an everlast- 
ing sign that shall not be cut off. 

T"HUS saith the Eternal: Keep ye justice and 



practice righteousness ; for the coming of my 
salvation is near, and my deliverance is soon to be 
revealed. Happy the man that doeth this, and the 
son of man that holdeth fast : that keepeth the sab- 
bath, and profaneth it not, and restraineth his hand 
from doing evil. The strangers, also, that join 
themselves to the Eternal, to serve him and to love 
his name, every one that keepeth the sabbath and 
profaneth it not. and holdeth fast my covenant, 
them will I bring to my holy mountain, and I will 
make them rejoice in my house of prayer; for my 
house shall be called a house of prayer for all 
nations. 




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HEREWITH shall I come before the Lord, 



and bow myself before the most high God ? 
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with 
calves of a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with 
thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of 
oil? Shall I snve my first-born for mv transgression, 
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? He 
hath shown thee, O man, what is good, and what 
doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and 
to love mercy, and to walk humbly before thy God. 




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107 



OEDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE DAY OF 
ATONEMENT. 

AFTERNOON SERVICE. 
Hymn. 

JyJOST merciful God! our heavenly Father, who 
alone art perfectly holy, just and true: grant 
that we may desire and will, both now on this sacred 
day, and at all times in our whole life, what is pleas- 
ing and acceptable to thee. Give us grace that we 
may have no wish the expression of which must 
make us blush, and propose nothing in which we 
may not seek thy help. So may our spirits be at 
one with thee, and our prayers be such as thou wilt 
hear and answer. 

Thou, O God, knowest what is best for us, and 
thou dost most justly and mercifully dispose all 
things according to thy perfect wisdom. Teach us 
to take at thy hands good and evil, bitter and 
sweet, joy and sorrow, and in all things be thankful 
unto thee. Cast out of our hearts all undue and 
unprofitable cares. O, send down the beams of thy 
brightness, to enlighten and purify the hidden 
chambers of our hearts, and to quicken and renew 
our souls, that we may cleave fast and be joined 
unto virtue and truth. 



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O God, most righteous and most holy, we ac- 
knowledge and confess the manifold sins and of- 
fenses which we have committed against thee in 
thought, word, and deed \ and we pray that, think- 
ing of thy great groodness and long-suffering, we 
may have grace truly to sorrow for our unworthiness, 
and so repent of our sins that we may turn no more 
to the evil way. Assist and guide us continually; 
show us the path in which we should walk, and give 
us strength to persevere therein with all steadfast- 
ness and patience. Deliver us from the spirit of 
pride, vain-glory, presumption, self-love, and make 
us humble, gentle, and lowly in our own si^ht, that 
we lift not ourselves above our brethren. 

Take from us our doubting and unfaithful heart, 
and give us a heart that trusts in thee and is devoted 
to thy will. Our careless, cold and impenitent heart 
take from us, and give us a heart to adore and love 
thee, and to mourn over all our offenses. Write thy 
law in our conscience, grave it in our mind ; that we 
may know thy righteousness, and obey thy will, and 
believe and trust in thee forever. 

(~\ GOD, who searchest the heart, thou knowest 



how weak and frail we are. Oft-times a little 
adversity troubleth us sore, and maketh us dull and 
slow to serve thee. When we have purposed to stand 
strongly, a little trouble hath come and hath passed 




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not without much sorrow and complaining ; and out 
of a small thing grievous temptation hath arisen. 
O, help us, our Father, and give us strength and 
wisdom. We would fix our heart on thee, above all 
joy and pleasure, above all glory and honor, above 
all health and beauty, above all fame and praise, 
above all earthly gain ; for in thee only all treasures 
of goodness most perfectly do rest, and in thee alone 
is our true blessedness, and our abiding place. 

THOU source of all our good, we would thank- 



fully receive whatever thou in thy fatherly wis- 
dom knowest to be expedient and necessary for us ; 
and we would use thy gifts peaceably and quietly, 
heartily acknowledging our indebtedness, and rest- 
ing in thy most bountiful mercy. And forasmuch 
as, while we continue here in this transitory life, 
we are so frail and unstable that we cannot ever be 
blameless in thy sight, but are continually in need of 
thy merciful forgiveness, may we be taught mercy 
by our own need of mercy : and, as we hope to be 
forgiven by thee, may we from our heart forgive all 
that trespass against us. Make us able to bear with 
patience all occasions of offense, and not to recom- 
pense evil with evil ; and give us a tender, loving 
and merciful heart towards our brethren, that we 
may do good to all as we have opportunity. 

We desire to remember before thee all those who 




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are connected with us in bonds of love and friend- 
ship, whether they be with us, or far away from us, 
imploring thy mercy. We pray that thou mayest 
keep them in good health of body and spirit. Be 
with those also who are in anv affliction or distress ; 
look in thy divine compassion on the poor and des- 
titute, the bereaved and lonely, upon those who are 
in sickness, in pain of body or anguish of mind, 
upon such of our brethren as are unjustly held in 
bondage, and all who are wronged, and oppressed. 
Give strength to the weak, light to the ignorant, and 
to the sinful true penitence and newness of life. 

Grant that all men will soon recognize that thou 
art the only God and the righteous judge. 

JT is true that thou art both judge and witness. 

Thou knowest and rememberest every thought 
and deed, even that which is forgotten by man. 
Before thee lies open the book of remembrance, 
into which every man writes, with his own hand, as 
it were, all his doings, his own sentence. Thou 
reviewest all thy children, as the shepherd musters 
his flock, when he makes it pass under his staff. 
Thou countest and noticest every living soul. To 
thee is known how many shall vanish, how many be 
born ; who are to live, who are to die, at a good old 
age, or in the bloom of youth ; who shall perish by 
water, fire, hunger, earthquake, or pestilence ; who 



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1 1 1 



shall spend their days in tranquility, peace and ease, 
and who in struggles, toils and trials ; who shall be 
rich or poor, exalted or humbled. What is man, O 
God, that thou thinkest of him, the child of the dust 
that thou rememberest him ! that thou hast made him 
only lower than God, and crowned him with honor 
and glory ! Thou desirest not the death of the sin- 
ner, but that he turn back from his evil path and 
live. Till the day of his death thou waitest for him 
to receive him back in grace. Thou hast fashioned 
man, and knowest the inclination of his heart. How 
weak is man ! He comes from the dust and re- 
turns to the dust ; must toil for his sustenance ; 
passes like a withered grass, a vanishing shadow, a 
fleeting dream. But thou, living God, rulest as 
king everlasting ! 



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It is our duty to glorify the ruler of the universe, to adore the sub- 
lime creator, who has chosen the children of Abraham to be a bless- 



Choir. 




The Congregation rise. 



Minister, repeated by the Choir. 



112 RITUAL. 

nitwo •js to toian* wzb orrox jna top 

... T _. T . . | ^ . t t : — — .• : - t v 

no-ran 

T t ~: T 

The Congregation kneel down. 
Choir. 

>$7Q "pp ^ onto* annn^'pi DUTP yrexi 

The Congregation take their seats. 
Minister. 

DW3 'np» atfw pN idvi dW nun kv^ 

• - t - | t: I v t : • — t 

Choir. 

my unf^ ran 

TpRULY, O God, thou aft our Lord and none 
besides thee. And holy joy lifts up our soul 
when we remember that by thy grace our ancestors 
were set apart, to recognize thee before all the na- 
tions of the earth and to proclaim the honor and 
glory of thy name to all mankind. O, how wonder- 
fully hast thou guided thy people ! When darkness 
covered the earth and gross darkness the nations, 
thou didst kindle the light of thy truth in Israel 

ing to all the families of man. We bend our knee in gratitude and 
adoration before the king of kings, the holy one whose name be 
blessed. 

He stretched out the heavens, founded the earth and established 
his throne in supreme glory. He is our God, none besides him. 



RITUAL. 



113 



and guide thy firstborn to thy holy mountain 
where thy sanctuary was erected, and our fathers 
the 0:1'}' worshipers of the only One, rejoiced in thee, 
and sacrificed to thee on Zion. from whence the law 
was to go forth and the word of God to all the 
families on earth. 

After the lapse of so many centuries we still look 
back to that sacred spot with a throbbing heart, and 
recognize in it the hallowed soil from which grew 
up the powerful stem of our innermost spiritual life, 
of our worship of God. 

Though Israel has matured by numberless trials 
and struggles, and has wonderfully grown in the 
knowledge and worship of God since the days of its 
childhood : yet the same divine spirit breathes in 
our midst to-day which animated our fathers. The 
torch of the la\v r handed down from olden times is 
still carried by the house of Jacob, though its light 
is now purer and more intense than formerly, and 
shining in wider spheres. On this holiest of days 
all Israelites on the whole earth surround thy 
heavenly throne, to offer up their sacrifices of atone- 
ment with the same contrite spirit, sincere heart and 
pious resolutions, as once did our fathers on Mount 
Zion. And a glance upon our hoary past fills us 
with deep gratitude at the conservation of the an- 
cient truth, the pure idea, amid all the changes of 
forms and circumstances, and admonishes us, to re- 



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main faithful to our mission and never to forget the 
sacred duties imposed upon us, in the midst of 
humanity. In olden times, on this day of atonement 
the high-priest in white attire, had to enter the in- 
nermost sanctuary, to mediate in the sublime work of 
atonement. Thus let us recognize on this day the 
high vocation of the whole priestly congregation, 
clad in the spotless garments of innocence, to 
approach thee in deep reverence, for their own 
sanctification and that of their brethren. The high- 
priest first asked for grace and forgiveness for him- 
self and his house ; he, the guardian of the sanctu- 
ary, the bearer of the peace-message, felt the neces- 
sity of being first in peace with thee and pure before 
thy eyes, ere he could dare to offer prayer for his 
people. So thou mayest grant, on this day, to the 
teachers of thy word in Israel strength and self- 
knowledge, wisdom and understanding ; grant them 
strict watchfulness over their words and actions, that 
they may proclaim thee in truth and in an en- 
lightened spirit ; that the word of their mouth may 
become fruitful seed in the hearts of those to whom 
they minister ; that their lips may guard knowl- 
edge ; that all their teachings and their whole life 
may breathe truth and peace, that they, the guides, 
may not go astray and stumble, and cause others to 
go astray and to stumble. 

And so may every Israelite remember his priestly 



RITUAL. 115 

vocation, and watch with double care over his own 
doings and those of his familv, that everv house may 
become a house of God, a sanctuary where the light 
of justice and truth shines in continual brightness. 

And thus in deep shame and repentance, con- 
scious of our short-comings,, but full of faith in thy 
mercy, we cry with the high-priest from the depth 
of our hearts : 

The Congregation rise. 
Minister, repeated by the Choir. 

* nWji • Q*mrh • to 133 ' *» njn 

• t : - : - : • r ~: _ t v - t: t t 

. _. j . . T . . — T Y * -*T V * T T V 

Minister. 

rrjn Di»3 »3 '^33 ^13;: ri#o mina siros 
^ ^37 D^nNtsn •fcp DDriN inD < ? □3 ,i ?;: : 133» 

amah 

t : 

O Lord, pardon the sins, iniquities and transgres- 
sions, which we have committed, I and my house- 
hold, as it is said in the words of thy servant Moses. 
On this day the Lord will atone for you to cleanse 
you from all your sins, before God you shall be pure. 

The Congregation take their seats. 

^Y^HEX the high-priest had offered atonement 
for himself, his house, and his tribe, he was 
ready to plead the cause of the congregation who 
had sent him to bring their supplication before thy 



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throne. While the congregation was listening in 
the hall in profound devotion, he stepped forward to 
implore God's grace and forgiveness for all Israel. 
And with this sublime priestly vocation thou hast 
charged us too. O God ! It is our duty to endeavor 
with all our might to reconcile to thee the minds of 
all Israel, to lead back to thee those that have wan- 
dered away, to win honor and glory for tin* name ; 
that, as the decendants of Abraham, we should all 
feel closely united, and deeply grieve even at the 
guilt of others in our midst. And thus again we 
pray with the high-priest. 

The Congregation rise. 
Minister, repeated by the Choir. 

□Tw ^i * ntfu^ri ' □ , Npn i ? ' 133 • *; 

Minister. 

n;n Di*3 '3 '-p*33 *33 ^13;: n#b rnirq airoa 

" ^ lDTN'JH ^33 33nN* D3 ,s > 133* 

anon 

t : 

O Lord, pardon the sins, iniquities and transgres- 
sions which thy people, the house of Israel, have 
committed, as it is said in the words of thy servant 
Moses. On this day the Lord will atone for you to 
cleanse you from all your sins: before God you 
shall be pure. 

The Congregation take their seats. 



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117 



When the high-priest in pronouncing these words 
uttered the most holy name of God, the assembled 
people fell upon their knees and praised the name of 
God, the kingdom of God and the glory of God. 
The same praise let us give here now, and exclaim 
with profound devotion : Praised be God's name and 
his glorious kingdom for evermore ! 



LORD, in thy inscrutable wisdom hast thou 



appointed us to be the light of the nations, and 
the position once held by the priests in regard to 
Israel is now held by Israel in regard to the nations 
among whom they dwell. It was the duty of 
Aaron's tribe to mediate atonement for the house 
of Israel, it is ours to mediate atonement for man- 
kind, which, according to the words of thy prophet, 
is to be blessed through the decendants of Abraham, 
and will one day unite with thy people and flock to 
thy holy temple. 

\\ nen Solomon dedicated thy temple, he prayed : 
When a stranger, who is not of thy people Israel 
comes out of a far country for thy name's sake, and 
pray in thy house, thou wilt hear him, that all the 
people of the earth may know thy name, to fear 



Choir and Congregation. 




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thee, as do thy people Israel. Thus we also pray 
for salvation, grace and atonement, not only for our- 
selves and our house, but for all thy children, for all 
those created in thy image on the surface of the 
earth. Grant that wherever a human heart is in 
anguish under the load of guilt, it may feel thy 
atoning love and mercy, and return in repentance to 
thee. Grant that superstition, falsehood and malice 
may vanish everywhere, that all those that are still 
deluded, may be enlightened by thy truth, and all 
souls may appear pure before thy face — so that thy 
house become a house of prayer for all nations, 
where all will assemble to celebrate the sublimest 
festival of atonement, a universal jubilee which will 
proclaim freedom to all, restore even* one to his 
heritage and make all realize that mankind forms 
one great family, reconciled in thee and united for- 
ever. 

Then thou alone wilt rule over all thy works, and 
thy name will be glorified all over the world. Then 
will be fulfilled the sweet hope of our fathers, pro- 
claimed by them through thousands of years with 
unshaken faith, even in the agony of death; — the 
time of promise will appear when all men will ex- 
claim with us : The Lord reigns forever : thy God, 
O Zion. through all generations. Hallelujah ! 



RITUAL. II9 

Choi?' and Congregation* 

irj ^rh [i*¥ cfrtyb » rpy 

Psalm li. 

Be gracious unto me, God, according to thy 
loving kindness, according to the greatness of thy 
mercy blot out my transgression. 

Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and 
cleanse me from my sin! 

For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin 
is ever before me. 

Against thee, thee oniv, have I sinned, and in thy 
sight have I done evil. 

So that thou art just in thy sentence, and right- 
eous in thy judgment. 

Behold thou desirest truth in the heart : so teach 
me wisdom in my inmost soul. 

Remove my sin, that I may be clean : wash me, 
until I am whiter than snow, and blot out all my in- 
iquities ! 

Create within me a clean heart. O God ! and re- 
new within me a right spirit ! 

Cast me not away from thy presence, and take not 
thy holy spirit from me! 

Restore to me the joy of thy protection, and 
Strengthen me with a willing spirit ! 



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Then I will teach transgressors thy ways, and sin- 
ners shall be converted to thee. 

O Lord ! open thou my lips, that my mouth may 
show forth thy praise ; for thou desirest not sacrifice, 
thou delightest not in burnt-offerings. 

The sacrifice which God loveth is a broken spirit ; 
a broken and a contrite heart, O God. thou wilt not 
despise. 

1VT0T sacrifices demandest thou, O Lord, but 



love with the whole heart and the whole soul. 
Thou hast told us through thy prophet what is 
good, and what thou requirest of us: to do justly, 
to love mercy, to walk with thee where no human 
eye can see us; to plead the cause of the widow and 
orphan, to love the stranger and supply him with 
food and raiment, to break the bonds of wickedness, 
to let the oppressed go free, and not to hide our- 
selves from our own flesh. To fear thee, to serve 
thee, to cling to thee, to swear by thy name only in 
the cause of justice and truth — this is an offering 
and a fast acceptable in thy eyes. By such practice 
thy people shall bear witness of thee and glorify 
thee in all lands ; and it is for the sake of this 
witness and glorification that thou hast sent us to 
all parts of the earth. For many, many centuries 
Israel believed to be cast out from thy presence, on 
account of their transgressions, because with the an- 




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121 



cient home they had lost the altar of atonement and 
the sacrificing priest. And especial!}' on this solemn 
day our fathers used to think with intense longing 
and painful sorrow of the fallen sanctuary of Zion. 
and loudly did they deplore the vanished splendor, 
and lamented over the loss of the magnificent ser- 
vice. They wept because the superb choruses of 
the Levites were silenced, the sacrifices had ceased, 
and there was no more high-priest who inVoyal at- 
tire sprinkled the blood of the atoning sacrifice in 
seven rays over the holy altar, and exclaimed, " Be- 
fore God you shall be pure," in the midst of the 
hosts of people who reverently knelt in the dust. 
Their hearts fainted when they remembered those 
ancient days, and in the growing desolation of our 
fathers' worldly existence, in the trials they had to 
endure, they believed more and more in their re- 
ligious desolation. Every day the}' had to suffer 
from the scorn of their enemies. And in the midst 
of the revengeful and heartless cruelty of their foes 
their eye was dimmed, and they could not but be- 
lieve that thou hadst destined the scattered sons 
of Israel to be the outcasts of the nations. Like 
their tormentors they supposed to be chastised by 
thee, while they suffered but for their unshaken 
fidelity to thy covenant, which no misery could 
tempt them to renounce; while they firmly clung 
to thee, and never forgot thy name and even amid 



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the horrors of death would not stretch out their 
hands to a strange God. Thanks and praise to thee, 
O God, that thou hast opened our eyes to behold 
thv unchanging kindness, .and in the very scattering 
of our people not to see the loss, but the fulness of 
thy grace : not a suspension but a new confirma- 
tion of thy covenant with the fathers. Sacrifice 
and altar have disappeared, but not their fruit, not 
the atonement ; and still may we sanctify our own 
heart-blood to thv holv service — an offering which 
everyone, conscious of guilt, can execute in thy 
spirit everywhere; nor have we lost thy forgiving 
love, which is always ready to receive the penitent 
child in the father's arm, and which is not affected 
by the changes of space or time. For thine are all 
the beasts of the forest, and the cattle upon a 
thousand hills, thine all the fowls of the mountains 
and wild beasts of the field, thine is the world and 
the fullness thereof. Thou eatest not the flesh of 
beast or drinkest the blood of goats. Gratitude 
shall we offer thee for thy countless mercies, and 
pay our vows unto thee, and call upon thee in the 
day of trouble and firmly trust in thee, that thou 
wilt deliver us. Thus thou desirest to be honored. 
The priestly dignity has not vanished from our 
midst, but from the house of Aaron it has passed to 
the whole congregation. Xot as a penitent sinner 
Israel had to go forth into the world, but as a suf- 



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123 



fering messiah. It had to abandon the ancient 
home with its temple-sacrifices, priest-pageants and 
symbolic ceremonies, in order to found everywhere 
seats of the true worship, and by self-sacrificing de- 
votion to lead the nations to atonement. In the 
ruins on Mount Zion only the shadow of its future 
greatness was destroyed, for thou hast called the 
priest-community to an incomparably higher service, 
than was that of the scion of the house of Aaron. 
The ancient priest ministered but to one tribe, 
Israel to all mankind. The ancient priest ad- 
monished a people glowing with pious devotion to 
cleanse themselves before thee ; Israel multitudes, 
glowing with hatred. The ancient priest came forth 
from his tent radiant with joy, adorned like a bride- 
groom to meet an exulting people ; Israel had to 
walk in homely attire, with a bleeding heart, with- 
out form or comeliness, despised and rejected of 
men, through a tumultuous sea of nations, which 
often threatened to sweep it away. And yet, O 
merciful Father, how wonderfully hast thou guarded 
and preserved thy congregation ! The wild floods 
could not swallow Israel. Always at the right mo- 
ment thy might}' call was heard : Touch not my 
annointed ! And in many parts of the earth — as in 
this blessed land of ours — the wild waves have sub- 
sided, and thy messenger may dwell in peace and 
safety in a dear and happy home. And, some day 



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when thy priest shall have wholly offered up the 
guilt-offering, then shall he see everywhere the fruit 
of his work, and the whole earth covered with the 
knowledge of God, as the .waters cover the depth of 
the sea. Truly not backward dost thou want us to 
turn our eyes, but forward to the grand and sub- 
lime goal. With equal love as our fathers do we 
cherish the stones of Jerusalem, the dust of Zion's 
soil, the ground on which once stood the cradle of 
our people, and which is hallowed by the tread of 
the gratest and noblest men of all times, where 
Israel grew up a tender shoot, and the knowledge 
of God rose like the morning dawn — yet our desire, 
the longing of our heart, is fixed on something 
greater and higher. It is thy willthat the morning 
dawn shall turn into a bright and radiant day, the 
tender shoot become a hugh tree, Israel a world- 
embracing people of God, numerous as the sand on 
the sea-shore, as the stars of heaven. This is thy 
gracious promise given through thy prophets, and 
we will wait for its fulfillment with unshaken faith. 
Yea, thy kingdom will come, thy glory be fully re- 
vealed before all thy children. Then Israel too — 
more glorious than the high-priest of old — will come 
forth adorned like a bridegroom, to be received by 
mankind in loving exultation, to be united, in thy 
name, in eternal union. Then a sanctuary will arise, 
wide as the whole globe of the earth, a sanctuary in 



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which atonement will be made, not by the sevenfold 
sprinkling of blood, but by the sevenfold brightness 
from the sun of, Sinai. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

The Congregation rise. 
The Minister takes the Scroll from the Ark. 

The word of our God shall stand forever. His 
law is a tree of life to those who cling to it, and 
leadeth man to happiness. 

The Congregation take their seats. 

Reading from the Thora. 
Haphtara from the book of Jonah. 
The Scroll is returned to the Ark. 



MEMORIAL SERVICE. 

Hymn. 

'lyrh dik nnnc'nm etarp 'inymi dtntid * 
"fny T\xh 'tptti pp npns row vo* *no*i 
i? join 03 ow' iDNhi 'kdt iy t^'i^N npji asfrn 

♦3 nt?* ntm an notf rhias mm* tvn^ ^pri 
iaeW tffl 'V-Dj/ t^flj » ni£) jdW nnnK 

r& □♦Dinn-^a 

"V^THAT * s man > O Almighty, that thou thinkest 
of him? What the son of dust that thou 
mindest him ? Man is like naught, his days like a 



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fleeting shadow; in the morning he blooms like a 
plant, in the evening he is withered and dried up. 
Thus thou leadest man to the grave, and sayest, re- 
turn, O children of men.- O, that they were wise, 
and wisely considered their end ! Treasures follow 
not into the grave, nor does honor descend along. 
Practice virtue, live uprightly : for blessed is the 
good man's end. God redeems the souls of his serv- 
ants, condemns not them who trust in him. 



E are strangers before thee, O God, and so- 



journers as our fathers were: like shadows 
our days vanish on earth. The wise man and the 
fool, the poor and the rich, the king and the slave, 
they all go there where the weal and woe of earth 
find their end forever, where the great and the little, 
the master and the servant, the wolf and the lamb, 
rest in peace side by side : the silver cord is broken 
which for a while ties body and spirit together, and 
the jar is scattered at the fountain. This. O God, 
is the unavoidable end of us all. When the tree is 
cut down, it sprouts again, and the tender branch of 
it will not cease. Even when its root grows old in 
the earth, and its trunk be dead upon the ground — 
through the scent of water it will bud. and bring 
forth boughs like a young plant. But when man 
dies, his strength is gone and though the heavens 
grow old above him, he shall not awake, nor be 




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roused from his sleep, and rapidly we pass away ; 
we walk not, we fly to the goal, waking or sleeping, 
exulting with joy or shrouded in sorrow; we know 
not when we are to arrive there. Often our heart 
longs to know when the end is to come, what is the 
measure of the days still allotted to us ; but surely 
they are as a hand-breadth, and our age is as nothing 
before thee. But this speedy flight of our life, and 
the gloom of the grave must not frighten us, but 
teach us wisdom, teach us, to put our trust in thee 
who wilt not suffer thy followers to see destruction. 
For the dust only returns to the dust ; the spirit, 
implanted by thee, is thine, and returns to thee, its 
ever-living father. And they who walk here in the 
light of thy countenance and sow good seed, weep- 
ing, go home laden with sheaves, when the harvest 
comes, and joyfully reenter the paternal house. He 
who sows but wind may tremble at the whirlwind 
which he has to reap. He who toils but for vain 
things and boasts of his might, may dread the grave ; 
for the record of his life is — an epitaph, his monu- 
ment — a mound of clay, his support — a fragil reed, 
a spiders web. He leans upon his house — it stands 
not; he holds on to it — it endures not. Though he 
piles up high buildings, though he joins house to 
house and adds field to field — his place denies him 
as soon as he has vanished from it, saying, I have 
not seen thee. But he who trusts in thee, and seeks 



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his salvation by thee, renews his strength in his last 
struggle on earth : his soul thou refreshes): in the 
drought, that it becomes like a watered garden, like 
a spring whose waters never fail. To him death ap- 
pears like a high-priest, who offers up a double sac- 
rifice, sending the body to the tomb, and making 
the spirit, which is from thee, to rise towards thee, 
to find peace and felicity forever. He that has 
clean hands and a pure heart, and loves thee and 
does good to his fellow-men, will rise to thy abode 
when taken from his earthly place; but even this 
denies him not, surely not. It loudly proclaims 
what blessing he has been, what noble works he has 
founded, and preserves the name of the departed, in 
blooming freshness, in the loving memory of man. 
When the just man is taken from his dwelling to his 
last resting place, the very beams of the house 
will shake, and from every stone sounds the wail, — 
he is gone. Xot a mound of clay is his height, but 
the eternal mountain of the Lord : not the epitaph 
is his record, but his life, the sphere, in which he 
was a messenger of God, the shining inscription 
which he has left in the heart of men. The tears 
shed at his grave, reflect the just esteem in which 
he is held : his image continues to live in the hearts 
of his fellow-men, and in the glorious light of the 
sainted he still works salvation, and even reconciles 
his adversaries. O. that we too might die the death 



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of the just, and our end be like theirs ! Suffer us 
not to pass away in our sin, O Judge over life and 
death ! Teach us to count our days, and to hasten 
and use the brief hours, before they vanish. Give 
to us all strength and understanding — to the great 
and the little, the old and the young — that we may 
not be slow to remove from our midst all that is 
repugnant in thy eyes, and be reconciled to thee, O 
God of mercy, and conciliate all men whom we may 
have offended by words or deeds ; that each of us 
may set his house in order, and faithfully do his 
duty towards thee, and his family, and the commu- 
nity, towards Israel, our country and mankind ; that 
our men may see in thee their strength, and our 
women their charms, and that the young may under- 
stand how fleeting is the very dawn, and how good 
it is to remember the Creator, even in the morning- 
hours of life, before the years draw nigh in which 
the sun and the moon and the stars are darkened, 
and snow covers our head, and the grave enshrines 
our frame. But this very frame, the fragile body, 
thou hast made an abode of thine, a sanctuary of 
thine. This body, too, came pure out of thy hand, 
capable of sin, but not infected with sin, so that we 
might win by our struggle the crown of self-sanctifi- 
cation. And thus grant that everv limb of our body 
may work in thy service, and thus become to us a 
round in the ladder that rises from earth to heaven. 



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And when we reach the goal the ladder may sink, 
but that which has ascended thereon, thy image, 
thou wilt embrace with paternal arms. Under the 
shadow of thy wings we shall be new-born and reju- 
venated, and our felicity will last forever, like thy 
love. 

Clwii' and Congregation. Amen. 



LMIGHTY Father, thy word of peace warns 



us loud and sharply of the supreme hour which 
will call us hence and lead us to the realm of eternal 
peace and gather us to our fathers, to all the unnum- 
bered generations that have gone before us. And 
thus we remember, before thee, to-day, all the dear 
and beloved beings that have already reached the 
goal and are there whither we are going. With pro- 
found grief we think of the time when they still 
walked on earth, and lived among us in love and 
tenderness, bestowing protection and blessing. They 
are near to us, the dear departed, even when many 
years have passed over their graves, even if their 
ashes rest in far distant lands. The surging waters 
of the ocean, the mighty tides of a tempestuous life, 
cannot extinguish or diminish our love to them, can- 
not drown the voice of loving affection in our heart. 
In a glorified form their images stand before our 
souls, lovely and present, so that we may take their 



Hymn. 




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hands and draw them to our bosom. Children 
remember their departed parents, — the tender 
mother in whose lap they once rested so softly and 
sweetly ; the vigilant father who struggled and 
labored so diligently, so restlessly, for their weal. 
Fathers and mothers remember their departed child- 
ren, the darlings of their hearts, who were the de- 
light of their eyes, their pride, their hope, their 
solace in trouble, the balm for their wounds. The 
husband, the wife, remembers the departed consort, 
the lost support and ornament, the vanished crown 
of the house. Bitterly and keenly the bereft one 
feels the loss of the faithful associate, who used to 
share in life's cares and hopes, joys and woes ; who 
was always near and firm when everything around 
was shaken, and faithfully walked along on the joint- 
ly chosen path, even though it led amidst sorrows 
and privations, intimately initiated into every secret, 
lovingly supplying every want, watching every pul- 
sation of the kindred heart. The family thinks 
of the members departed from its circle, whose loss 
has created painful gaps, inflicted deep wounds, and 
torn dear links from the golden chain of love which 
embraced all. The congregation, too, remembers 
with love and blessings the faithful associates who 
stepped out of its midst into the eternal abode, and 
whose pious zeal and self-sacrificing devotion con- 
tributed so much to the growth of our sacred in- 



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» 



terests and of our beneficent institutions. Nay, our 
remembrance embraces much wider spheres than 
those of the family and the congregation. Our look 
is fixed upon the whole tribe, upon the entire priest- 
community, and dwells mournfully and with loving 
gratitude on all the vacant spots once ennobled by 
those illustrious characters whose lives and teachings 
served as models to Israel, and were its honor and 
pride. Alas, still other places attract our searching 
eyes, places without number and scattered over all 
the earth, where thousands of men and women, of 
youths and aged men, offered up their precious 
heart's blood for thy holy law, with their last breath 
enthusiastically proclaiming Israel's faith before 
their cruel executioners. But few of these heroes we 
can call by their names, heroes who in life and death 
firmly clung to thee and Israel, and with eagle's 
wing and lion's strength rose to glorify thee ; but 
our heart enshrines them all, and with intense devo- 
tion celebrates the memory of their noble life and 
death, before thee, who hast counted all their deeds 
and tears, and who judgest the living and the dead. 
Let this remembrance be pleasant before thee, O 
God, and graciously accept the offerings which, 
aroused by these holy sensations, we yow to thee, 
now, for our own salvation. But hear also our sup- 
plications for the bliss of those who have departed 
from us, and resting from their earthly labors, have 



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gone home to thy nearer presence. May they dwell 
in thy tent, rest under thy shadow, and enjoy the 
delights of thy abode in eternal, blissful peace. 
Amen. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

The Congregation in silent devotion remember their departed friends. 

Hymn. 
The Congregation rise. 

^Y^E remember before thee the souls of all the 
good and righteous men and women who 
have lived as benefactors in our midst and have 
been gathered to their people and left a blessing to 
their name. May they rest in peace, and their 
memory not depart from us. Happy are those who 
walk in their path. Amen. 

We remember with sorrowful devotion and un- 
dying affection those whom death has taken away 
from our midst in the past year. * * * * * 
Send thy heavenly comfort to them who are bowed 
down in mourning and affliction. May those who 
are grieved rest their troubled hearts under the 
shelter of thy compassion, may thy light shine in 
their darkness, and in their loneliness may thy pres- 
ence be felt. • 



OW great is thy goodness, O God, which thou 
hast laid up for those who fear thee and trust 



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in thee, and glorify thee before the sons of man ! How 
excellent is thy loving-kindness, O God ! The child- 
ren of men find protection with thee ; they delight 
in the abundance of thy house, and are refreshed 
from the stream of thy joys. The pious shout with 
joy, they exult in their resting-place. Happy is the 
man who findeth wisdom, who puts his trust not in 
perishable wealth nor in the strength of his body ; 
happy the woman who is adorned by the fear of 
God, and confideth not in deceptive graces, in fast- 
vanishing beauty. Such will reap the fruit of their 
deeds at the gate of the grave. Better is a good 
name, than precious oil ; better the day of death, 
than the day of birth. 

gLISSFUL peace under the protection of God is 
reserved to the good and pure, who shine in 
sainted transfiguration ! There is forgiveness, sal- 
vation and mere}' before the Most High. And may 
such be the portion of all the departed whom we 
have remembered this day before God. May the 
supreme King have compassion on them, that they 
may behold the light of the Lord and dwell in his 
sanctuary. May peace be with them, and peace be 
over their resting-place. Thus may they and all the 
upright partake of everlasting felicity. Amen. 

The Kaddish is here recited [see pages 46 and 47], 
after which 
The ConsreCTation take their seats. 



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135 



ORDER OF WORSHIP FOR THE DAY OF 
ATONEMENT. 
evening service. 
Psalms cxxxiv and lxxxiv. 

O, praise the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord, 
who stand in the house of the Lord by night ! 

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and praise 
the Lord ! 

May the Lord, who made heaven and earth bless 
thee out of Zion ! 

How lovely are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts ! 
my soul longeth, yea, fainteth for the courts of the 
Lord ; my heart and my flesh cry aloud for the liv- 
ing God. 

Happy are they who dwell in thy house, who are 
continually praising thee ! 

They go from strength to strength ; every one of 
them appeareth before God in Zion. 

Hear my prayer, O Lord, God of hosts ! Give 
ear, O God of Jacob ! for a day spent in thy courts 
is better than a thousand. 

I would rather stand on the threshold of the 
house of my God than dwell in the abodes of 
wickedness. 



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For the Lord is a sun and a shield ; the Lord 
giveth grace and glory ; no good thing does he 
withhold from them that walk uprightly. 

O Lord of hosts ! happy the man who trusteth in 
thee. 



JgE praised, our God! God of our fathers, God 
of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, thou who art 
great and mighty and supreme, the Giver of all 
good gifts ; thou who rememberest the pious deeds 
of the fathers, and bringest redemption and love to 
their children's children ; thou preservest our lives, 
and sufferest not our feet to stumble. 

Choir and Congregation. Remember us unto life, 
O King! who delightest in life, and enter us in the 
book of life, O God of life ! 

M. Thou art our protector and helper. Be 
praised, O God, shield of Abraham ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
TTHY power, O Lord, is boundless! Thou sus- 



tainest the living with grace, and with mercy 
redeemest the souls of thy servants from death. 
Thou supportest the falling, healest the sick, settest 
free the prisoners, and keepest thy faith to those who 
sleep in the dust. Who is like unto thee, Almighty ! 
Who can be compared unto thee, who killest and 



Hymn. 




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137 



makest alive, and causest salvation to spring forth ! 
Be praised, God, who hast planted eternal life 
within us ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

''JpHOU art holy, and thy name is holy, and thy 
worshipers daily praise thy holiness. 

The Congregation rise. 

So let us praise our God and exclaim : 
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts ; the whole 
earth is full of his glory. 

jffiM if?? mioit " trnp e>np t^np 

: ) v T T t : t:t: | t | t J t 

Choir and Congregation. 

:i-ri:p p^rps x 1 ?? rfitqpt \\wnp T trnp T t?np T 

M. Praised be the glory of the Eternal, which 
fills the earth and the heavens ! 

Choir and Congregation. 

:ioip$p i\ Tin? rjro 

M. God reigneth forever, thy Lord, O Zion ! 
through all generations. Hallelujah ! 

JPTC^D ill in 5 ? |1*V tttfl l\ ipi?. 

Choir and Congregation. 

tftthp ill ii 1 ? p»V " W 



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M. Forever will we glorify thee and hallow tin- 
name ; never shall thy praise vanish from our lips. 
Be praised, O holy God ! 



NCE more, my God and my Father, I lift up to 



thee my eyes and my soul in fervent devotion. 
Since the earlv morning I have sought thee, and 
thou hast let me find thee ; I have called upon thee, 
and thou hast listened ; I was longing to find com- 
fort and peace, and behold peace has returned into 
my heart, I am comforted by thy grace. Laden 
with guilt and bowed bown by the consciousness of 
my sins I entered thy house; full of anxiety and 
fear, righteous Judge, I was, in the morning of 
this festival. But I prayed to thee, God of grace, 
and confessed my transgressions before thee ; from 
the depth of my soul I cried out, forgive, O God ! 
pardon, Father ! With all my heart I turned back 
to thee, and vowed never again to leave thee, and 
with child-like confidence I asked that thou wouldst 
assist me to better my conduct, and my soul became 
serene, my heart calm. Then I rose up from the 
dust ; for thy light shone above me, thy grace visited 
me, it brought me salvation. And thus I trust that 
thy help will not fail me in the coming days. Re- 
turn to me and I will return to you ; so didst thou 



The Congregation take their seats. 



The Congregation in silent devotion : 




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139 



speak through the mouth of thy prophet, so dost 
thou speak to all of us at every hour. I have heard 
this, thy comforting call, and here I am, and return 
to thee with my whole heart and my whole soul. 

From morning till evening I have dwelt in thy 
house. Far from the affairs of the world I have 
spent this sacred day, to cast a searching glance 
into my innermost heart, seriously to examine my 
life and my conduct. Here I could not indulge in 
self-deception, here, where I realized thy presence, 
God of truth ! and undisguised did my sins appear 
before my startled eyes, and my transgressions 
testified against me. I confessed before thee, my 
God and my judge, that I would have to perish, 
if only my virtue and my deserts should save me. 
But as I recognized my shortcomings, so I became 
also aware of thy perfection, thy love, and grace 
and mercy, with which thou hast given us the 
Day of Atonement to pardon all our guilt. And 
thus the end of the day bringeth joy, as its begin- 
ning found us in shame and mourning. My soul 
was cast down, thou didst lift it up ; in thee I found 
strength and comfort ; I mourned on account of my 
guilt ; but thy love, O Father, thy word and thy 
promise, brought me gladness, courage, hope. Thou 
dost not desire the death of the sinner, but that he 
return from his evil way and live. Thou dost not 
reject him who went astray, nay, thou listeneth to 



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him when he raises his voice, and showest him 
mercy when he confesses his guilt before thee. 
Thou dost not let the son of the dust fall, thou 
raisest him up, supportest' him by thy spirit, by thy 
word, and hast given him the Day of Atonement to 
remind him that he has to cleanse himself of his 
sins, to appear pure before thee and to obtain for- 
giveness. 

Thanks to thee, O Father, for this mercy, for this 
day, for the fruits of this day. Thanks to thee, that 
thou didst not take me away in my transgressions, 
that thou madest me know them, and confess and 
repent them. Thanks to thee for the new spirit 
thou hast given me, for the earnest will, with which 
thou hast inspired me to begin a new, a purer and 
a better life. And sincere and fervent as my grati- 
tude and my joy is my intention never again to 
disobey thy commandments. I wholly devote my- 
self to thee and to thy service. My heart shall re- 
main filled with thy love, and reverence of thee shall 
ever abide in my soul, and be manifested in all 
my actions. Thy law shall be sacred to me, and it 
shall be my greatest glory to obey thee and to serve 
thee. Not the earth and its goods, not this transient 
life and its joys, not the world and its treasures 
shall be my aim ; no, in thee alone will I trust, 
in thee put my hope, for thee wait, and from thee 
expect my salvation, and gratefully accept whatever 



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141 



thou mayest decide to send to me. And as I came 
to life and still live through thy goodness, so I will 
be a minister of thy goodness and love to all my 
fellow-men, to my brethren, thy children. I have 
heard thy holy charge and will obey it. I will break 
my bread to the hungry, and bring the poor that 
are cast out to my house ; I will clothe the naked 
and not hide myself from him who is of mine own 
flesh. To comfort others shall be my greatest com- 
fort ; to bring joy to the sorrowful, my highest joy; 
to help the forsaken, my sweetest work. Then my 
mission in life will become ever clearer to me, and I 
shall never, never forget it. Created in thy image, 
O most high and holy God, I shall have thee con- 
stantly before my eyes as my example, and the 
thought of my work and of thee shall shield me 
against every transgression, against every humilia- 
tion by sin. 

With such sensations I see the holy Day of Atone- 
ment wane; such resolutions it has ripened within 
me. O, how happy am I if these sensations shall 
never leave me, these resolutions never grow weak ! 
But to carry them out faithfully I need thy support, 
O God, and I pray that thou mayest grant it. Pre- 
serve within me a pure heart, and a firm and upright 
spirit renew within me ! Do not cast me away from 
before thy face, and do not take thy holy spirit 
from me. And as I now behold and enjoy the hap- 



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piness of thy salvation, and am comforted by thy 
word of peace, " I have forgiven "; so let me seek 
and find at all times the highest satisfaction in the 
hope to be deserving of thy pardon, to become daily 
more worthy of thy love ! — Grant, O God, that in 
the spirit of this prayer I may live, and, haying won 
thy approval, let me depart from this life to behold 
that felicity which thou hast laid up for those who 
fear thee and love thee in truth and in sincerity of 
heart. May the words of my mouth and the medi- 
tations and resolutions of my heart be acceptable 
in thy sight, O God, my rock and my redeemer! 
Amen. 

M. May the words of my mouth and the medi- 
tations and resolutions of my heart be acceptable 
in thy sight, O God, my rock and my redeemer ! 
A men. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

The Congregation rise. 

M. Open for us the gate, at the time of closing 
the gates, for the day declines ! 

Choir and Congregation. 



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143 



M. The day vanishes, the sun is setting — let us 
enter thy crates. 



PEX for us the gate, at the hour when the gates 



are closed, our heavenly Father ! Soon will be 
closed the gates of this temple, in which we have 
offered to thee the sacrifices of our thanks and our 
repentance. O, that now at the hour when the gates 
are closed, the gates of our hearts may be thrown 
wide open before thee, that every shadow hidden in 
their secretest corner may disappear, all bitter feel- 
ing of enmity and hatred be rooted out, so that they 
may become wholly pure and devoted to thy ser- 
vice. From thy house we are about to return to 
our own dear homes, the beautiful places where, 
under thy divine shelter, we enjoy the sweet bless- 
ings of family life. O, unlock before us the gates of 
our houses, enter thou before us over the threshold, 
that they may become thy abode, that thy spirit 
may dwell in our tents, that they may stand firm 
and immovable in the midst of all tempests and 
trials, and offer cooling shade in the heat of the day, 
and protecting shelter in storms and rain. 




The Congregation resume their seats. 
Hymn. 




144 



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There is another tent allotted to us by thee, O 
heavenly Father, an eternal abode, the last resting- 
place to which we shall all go after the short day 
of our life has ended. O, open thou before us the 
gate, at the hour of closing the gate! Unlock be- 
fore us the gates of eternal salvation and peace, at 
the hour when the gates of our house shall be closed 
after us forever ! Be thou our guiding star on this 
last way, and grant that in the night of death thy 
light may rise for us like the morning dawn, that 
we may go hence in joy and be guided in peace, 
that by our grave, instead of the thistle, may spring 
up the fragrant myrtle of a blessed memory. 

This bright evening reminds us also of that 
glorious evening time, promised by thee, when thy 
light will rise over all the children of men, and 
Israel's seed will be as numerous as the stars of 
heaven. Endow us, our Guardian, with strength 
and love for our holy mission ! Grant that all the 
members of our tribe may recognize this great aim 
of all the changes and struggles in Israel's wander- 
ings, that on the banner of our people may be in- 
scribed not only, ki One God ! " but also, " One 
Humanity ! " Open before us the gate, at the hour 
of closing the gate ! A painful breach separates the 
house of Jacob. Its children stand divided into two 
camps, between a world that passes away, which be- 
lieves Israel destined to dwell forever alone and 



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isolated among the nations, and a rising world, 
which, filled with the spirit of the prophets, sees 
Israel's glory and highest destination in the union 
of all thy children, as the people of thy covenant. 
Many cling to decayed ruins, and waste their strength 
in the futile attempt to save them from total de- 
struction, because they suppose thy spirit to be 
fettered to the shattered remains. Many others 
have left the gates of the old world without enter- 
ing the new, and are straying -in the vast desert 
without a shelter, in painful conflict with themselves, 
or cold and indifferent to all that is sacred. So send 
healing to our wounds, and grant that all, with 
united strength, may rise from the ruins and the 
desolation, and joyfully enter into the enlarged 
rooms of our newly adorned tent, in which we shall 
spread to the right and to the left, and conquer 
nations. Enlighten all those who call themselves 
by thy name with the knowledge that the ever- 
widening breach, made many centuries ago by thee 
in the bulwarks of our imperishable sanctuary, forms 
but a gate through which Israel with its sanctuary 
shall step out, a priest, bringing a blessing to the 
nations ; that at the same moment, when the gates 
of thy ancient temple were closed, the gates of the 
world were opened before them, that thy kingdom 
might be the whole earth, and thy people embrace 
all nations. 



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Thou alone, O inscrutable One, knowest when 
this glorious work of our people will be accom- 
plished, when the last great Day of Atonemeut will 
close. But surely this Ncilali celebration, so 
ardently hoped for, will come, as surely as none of 
thy words returns empty without having accom- 
plished what it was sent for. Then all thy children 
will be united in joyful exultation, and from one 
end of the world to the other will resound the con- 
fession : Hear, O Israel, God, our Lord, is the 
Only-one God ! Then many thousands will sur- 
round thy house, the house of prayer for all nations, 
and exclaim : Lord, open to us the gate at the 
time of closing the gates. Lift up your heads, O 
ye gates ; rise, ye everlasting doors ! let the King 
of glory come. Who is this King of glory? The 
Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. 

Choir. Amen. Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; 
rise, ye everlasting doors ! let the King of glory 
come. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of 
hosts, he is the King of glory. 

T7ROM of old hast thou distinguished man and 



honored him by appointing him to serve 
thee. Who can say to thee what doest thou, and 
if man is righteous what does he give to thee? Be- 
cause thou lovest us thou hast given us this celebra- 
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through thy mercy and forgiveness, and to en- 
courage us to abandon evil, to return to thee and 
again to observe thy laws with all our heart. 

Sanctify us, our God, and give us a pure heart, 
that we may serve thee in truth. Blot out our 
iniquity, O God, who delightest in pardoning the 
repentant sinner. Be praised, O God, who forgivest 
our transgressions and removest our guilt, King of 
the earth, who sanctifiest Israel and the Day of 
Atonement. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

AITE render thanks unto thee, Lord our God, for 



our life which is in thy hand, for our souls 
which are in thy keeping, for thy providence, for 
thy wonders which are manifested every day, for 
the benefits which thou showerest upon us at all 
times, at evening, morning and noon. Thy mercies 
never fail, thy kindness never ceases and we put 
our trust in thee forever. 

Be praised, O Lord ! for Goodness is thy name, 
and we will glorify thee. 

Our God and God of our fathers, bless us with 
the ancient three-fold, priestly benediction : 





May God bless thee and guard thee ! 
Choir and Congregation. Amen. 



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Minister. 



May God let his countenance shine upon thee 
and be gracious unto thee. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

Minister. 



May God lift up his countenance upon thee and 
give thee peace. 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 

AT. Grant peace, happiness and blessing, grace 
and rnercy to us and to all Israel, thy people, and 
to all thy children. Bless us all, O our Father, with 
the light of thy countenance ! As in thy light thou 
hast given us the law of life, the love of virtue and 
justice, mercy and peace ; so may it please thee to 
bless us with thy peace at all times and in all sea- 
sons. Be praised, O giver of peace ! 

Choir and Congregation. Amen. 
PvUR God and our Father, the most solemn and 



the most glorious day of the year draws to its 
close ; we have spent it in communion w T ith thee 
and with our brethren, and more than ever do we 
now feel how pleasant are thy habitations, how 
much better is a day in thy courts than a thousand. 





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We entered thy sanctuary heavily burdened, thirst- 
ing for thy love and mournfully conscious how little 
we deserve it ; trembling when we reflected about 
the record of our life in the past years. And now, 
at the fall of night, light dawns within us, the 
burden that weighed us down is cast off, our hope 
and our trust are revived, the gloomy shadow which 
darkened our spirit is vanished, and through the 
passing cloud breaks with the last ray of the setting 
sun the celestial apparition of atonement. We 
have not prayed in vain for thy mercy and thy 
help ; we feel that we are new-born, that our will 
and desire are purified, that our fate is in thy hand. 
O, grant that the influence of this sacred day may 
accompany us into our daily life ! Grant that, as 
we have been forgiven by thee, so may we at all 
times be ready to forgive our brethren. Grant that 
pure and virtuous as all our thoughts and inclina- 
tions are now, so may all our thoughts and words 
and deeds be pure and virtuous to the last day of 
our life. We are in a mood as joyful and solemn 
as are the just and pure at the gates of eternity. 
Therefore we celebrate the conclusion of this 
day by pronouncing that confession of thy holy 
name, in which we live and for which we are willing 
to die. 

The Congregation rise. 



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In the same humility and devotion in which we 
hope some day to cry it with our last breath let us 
now exclaim : 

Each of these verses is repeated by the Congregation after the 

Minister. 

t v t: •• v: t: t : " ^ ~ : 

run tfrvf? ino 1 ?^ tds d# rjn? 

v: t t: 

Benediction. 



